Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Happy St. Patrick's Day.  The one day of the year that everyone is Irish!  There is lots of green and talk of "Luck of the Irish".  I don't really understand the phrase, because if you look back through history they have not been the luckiest group of people. But it did get me thinking about luck.  It's been a topic of discussion this week, so I thought I would add my thoughts and share some science about luck.  
I am a follower of Mel Robbins and she wrote a great piece this week about luck.  Turns out the things I have been sharing about having a positive attitude play a part in creating luck in your life.  One of the things I like about Mel is that she always has research and science to back up what she is saying. So she sited research done by Dr. Richard Wiseman, who was interested in why luck appeared for some and not for others.  This is what he concluded - "lucky people are lucky because they think and act in ways that lead to good luck". I will include the link at the end of this post so you can read more about the study.  But the upshot is, that your brain has a filtering system called the RAS (Reticular Activating System) that "looks for the things" you are looking for.  Now this system gets programmed from childhood, so if you experienced trauma or anxiety, that is what your RAS continues to looks for.  But Dr. Wiseman's study showed that you can reprogram your RAS to look for positivity.  When you look for it, you will start to see more of if around you.
Mel goes on to explain that people with a positive attitude believe good thinks will happen to them (luck). 
So now we have some science to back up the importance of having a positive attitude.  A positive attitude leads to a happy and more fulfilling life, which leads to a greater sense of wellness.  If you feel well, you do well. And when you do well you are more optimistic about your life.  You want others to do well and experience what you are feeling and your circle of joy and happiness gets bigger. 
So, on this St. Patrick's day, you might not find a four leaf clover or the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.  You may not win the lottery, but you won't win if you don't play.  You can't be happy in life if you don't live your life.  
Let today be the day you start to see life in a more positive way.  Don't be afraid to try something new.  Live your life with a sense of wonder.  See the good around you.  Surround yourself with people who want good things for you.  The more you focus on the good things in your life, the more good things will come your way.
Read Mel Robbins complete article about luck here: https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#inbox/FMfcgxwBWKQvVMjNSXHjgGlRfRhtfDvZ