To ask if you see yourself as lucky or unlucky?

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I read something (sorry, can't remember where) about studies done on nuns, who, because they shared a similar lifestyle and diet, etc, were observed in terms of health, happiness and so on, and they found a correlation between those who had a positive mindset and a happier, longer life.

Could be they were seeking the answers they wanted but it made me think about how we perceive ourselves - so we feel lucky or unlucky? And does it have any actual effect on our lives.

There are a few things in my own life that cause me a fair bit of stress, and I wonder if my attitude towards them changed first then my outcomes would be different. Like would accepting something you dislike or fear actually assist you in overcoming it, rather than focusing on how much you hate or fear it?

I know that confidence and positivity are well known to boost potential, but I'm thinking here of whether we can affect our own luck depending how we think.
I remember seeing something on the tv back in the 90's where several people were interviewed and asked how they perceived their luck. It did seem that the 'lucky' ones did fare quite well in life.

I'm NOT including loss, disability, famine or anything like that here, just the type of stuff we can generally alter ourselves.

Do you consider yourself lucky or unlucky? And does it have an effect on your life?

Richard Wiseman has done some great research on luck : richardwiseman.wordpress.com/research/luck-and-self-development/

I'm very ill with a long term, chronic disability which affects much of my life. But I am lucky that I have great treatment, a good marriage, a good job, and I really like my kids (who are now adults).

If I focused on the shitty things that have happened in my life I could go on for days, so I choose to focus on the nice stuff.

I think luck is more mindset rather than what happens to you.

Adding to this I've often found that good and bad are finely balanced out. Years ago when DH and I bought a new electric blanket there was a free gift of an alarm clock. We didn't really need one but accepted it anyway. That very weekend our previous alarm clock conked out so the new one came in handy. I've still got it. That was uncanny.