What will you meet/experience on the path unwinding? Will your luck affect it?
From 'Circle of Life' by Elton John:
In the circle of life It's the wheel of fortune, It's a leap of faith, It's the band of hope. Till we find our place On the path unwinding, In the circle, the circle of life.
Is it luck or God's will/plan that you were just not aware of?
"From an earthly perspective, things may seem to happen at random, but throughout the whole of Scripture, it is clear that God is in control of all of His creation and is somehow able to take the random acts of natural law, the free will of both good and evil men, and the wicked intent of demons and combine them all to accomplish His good and perfect will." - http://www.gotquestions.org/luck.html
"You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from." – Cormac McCarthy, No Country for Old Men
"Some luck lies in not getting what you thought you wanted but getting what you have, which once you have it you may be smart enough to see is what you would have wanted had you known." - Garrison Keillor
MainMessageForToday Luck is complicated. Sometimes not getting what you want could be a stroke of luck.
Wednesday, February 3, 2016
Working and waiting for the day your ship'll come in.......
From the song '9 to 5' by Dolly Parton:
Workin' 9 to 5, What a way to make a livin', Barely gettin' by, It's all takin' and no givin'. They just use your mind And they never give you credit, It's enough to drive you crazy If you let it, 9 to 5, for service and devotion, You would think that I Would deserve a fat promotion, Want to move ahead But the boss won't seem to let me, I swear sometimes that man is out to get me.
They let you dream Just to watch 'em shatter, You're just a step On the boss-man's ladder, But you got dreams He'll never take away. You're in the same boat With a lotta your friends, Waitin' for the day your ship'll come in 'N' the tide's gonna turn, And it's all gonna roll your way.
"Chance is the one thing you can't buy. You have to pay for it and you have to pay for it with your life, spending a lot of time, you pay for it with time, not the wasting of time but the spending of time." - Robert Doisneau
"While the attitude that luck is the primary difference between success and failure would be a good excuse to easily accept the defeatist position in life, it is one that is untrue. Many, many successful people met what appeared to be insurmountable challenges on their way to achieve success." - Byron Pulsifer, The Smoothest Way Is Full of Challenges
"The only good luck many great men ever had was being born with the ability and determination to overcome bad luck." - Channing Pollock
"People who have attained things worth having in this world have worked while others have idled, have persevered while others gave up in despair, and have practiced early in life the valuable habits of self-denial, industry, and singleness of purpose. As a result, they enjoy in later life the success often erroneously attributed to good luck." - Grenville Kleiser
"It’s hard to detect good luck – it looks so much like something you’ve earned." – Frank A. Clark
"I’m a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work, the more I have of it." - Thomas Jefferson
MainMessageForToday Many believe good luck increases with hard work. In other words, the harder you work, the luckier you should expect to be.
"Luck can often mean simple taking advantage of a situation at the right moment. It is possible to 'make' your luck by being always prepared." - Michael Korda
"You can create your own luck just like a cloud can create its own rain. You create your own luck by the way you act, think, feel, and talk. If these ingredients you're using to create your luck are distorted, then what will follow is bad luck all the way, like a thunderstorm. But if you're especially careful to watch how you think, then the sweet aroma of good luck will rain upon you almost everywhere you go." - Mark Benedict, The Method of Selling
"What we call luck is the inner man externalized. We make things happen to us." - Robertson Davies, What's Bred in the Bone
"There is no such thing as luck. It's a fancy name for being always at our duty, and so sure to be ready when good time comes." - Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton
"You don't just luck into things as much as you would like to think you do. You build step by step, whether it is friendships or opportunities." - Barbara Bush
MainMessageForToday Many believe that luck is within a person's control. Do you believe this?
"Luck affects everything; let your hook always be cast; in the stream where you least expect it, there will be a fish." - Ovid
"Chance favors the prepared mind.“ – Louis Pasteur
"I've found that luck is quite predictable. If you want more luck, take more chances. Be more active. Show up more often." - Brian Tracy
"What is luck? It is not only chance, it is also creating the opportunity, recognizing it when it is there, and taking it when it comes." - Natasha Josefowitz
"The meeting of preparation with opportunity generates the offspring we call luck." - Tony Robbins
"Luck is being in the right place at the right time, but location and timing are to some extent under our control." - Natasha Josefowitz
MainMessageForToday Sometimes the timing is perfect because of luck. Do not always count on luck, however.
Theme for the week 1/31 - 2/6: #Luck, which follows last week's theme Timing.
