Luck

Thought it might be good to consolidate a lot of what I have read recently concerning luck and whether we make our own or are just all 'lucked upon'. For some reason, during my research for other pieces and works I have come across a lot of study on luck etc.. One, written by John and Anne Spencer, breaks luck down into 6 distinct categories. What I mean to say is, there are six distinct things that can help in make someone lucky.

1- Knowing the rules
2 - Natural skills
3 - Knowing who to trust and who to be wary of
4 - Having a grasp of reality
5 - Adaptability
6 - Being a 'yes' sayer.

From these headings you can guess what the different parts involved and as a summary of how to create your own luck I think these are pretty good things to go by if I am not already living my life by these points already (maybe more by luck than judgement though.....see what I did there).

I'd say I've always been relatively lucky and I would count myself as one of the luckiest people I know. Not in terms of winning things...that sometimes does happen, but generally things aren't too bad. I do have a habit, though, of comparing myself to the global population as opposed to just my immediate environment....most of us are luckier than some poor starving child in some remote village. So am I confusing luck with being an optimist/realist...or just grateful? You guys can decide, whoever is out there...not too many, if any, but it helps me anyway.

Oh, more news....saw 2012....it was shit.