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Isn’t it funny how this works? When we were younger (and maybe to some degree still) we probably thought some people had all the luck. But then once we got to know more about them, we realized these were extremely hard workers and that luck probably did not have much to do with it. So, the lesson here is to just keep working hard and your “luck” will come. Because it’s not luck. It’s studying and practicing and then learning more and practicing more. Olympic champions aren’t plopped out as babies with all the talent in the world. They have to work and work hard. That’s the key to getting what you want. I recommend the works of Napoleon Hill. If the nearly 2000 books I have he is the one author whose books line more of my shelves than any other. And even at my age I still study him. I just finished a 16 week course on his work. Your “luck” can definitely change.

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Daily Gratitude: I know a runner who personifies this perfectly. They (using this to protect the identity of the person) go from difficult race to difficult race and although there are not a lot of successful completions, this person is the most positive person I know. You can’t let each event get you down. You can’t quit just because the thing you tried didn’t work out exactly the way you want. Just learn from it and keep going. I recently learned from the Ohio race so it wasn’t a failure at all although if just looking at the surface it seemed that way. I’ve told you the same about my diagnosis of epilepsy when I was 21. That shattered my dreams of being a neurosurgeon. Thank goodness. I just kept marching on and what I ended up with enriched my life in more ways than being a neurosurgeon ever could. It behooves each of us to take a look at our past and see how this might be true in our lives. Once you do that it will give you a greater appreciation for this concept. No matter what, don’t stop moving forward

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For some of us (like me) this is a hard task. When you’re not used to feeling things, you can’t just be commanded “feel how good that is” or something similar. But I am learning that if I take time to ponder the beauty around me, I can appreciate that beauty more than ever before. That is great progress for me. How often do you stop to feel the glory around you? I hope at least once a day. Write about these things. Describe them in detail. It will make them come alive. And that will make your energy bubble up and increase your joy and happiness.