Welcome to Friday the 13th! Superstition has it that today is unlucky. I once wrote a paper on athletes’ superstitions and WOW are there some crazy ones, beyond just playoff beards and lucky shorts, like getting a pre-game open-hand slap by your trainer (John Henderson) or urinating on your hands in lieu of batting gloves (Moises Alou). Rituals, routines, superstitions…anything to bring good luck in spite of there being no “scientific” proof.
So, here’s the million dollar question: Do you believe in luck?
I once read that one of the top 3 things Bill Gates attributed to his success was luck. Seriously? I think winning the lottery or having that bird drop its thing right smack on top of your head is luck, not becoming a multi-billionaire. But it doesn’t really matter what I think. Your beliefs. Your perception. Your results. We all know those people who will be unlucky today because it is Friday the 13th. They’re the same people who break the mirrors, step on cracks, and can make black cats appear right in their path. And then there are those who always blow out all of their birthday candles and find shiny new pennies in a field of four-leaf clovers.
So, the real question is: Do you feel lucky?
Not in some “Dirty Harry” kind of way, but how do you really feel? If that rabbit’s foot or horseshoe makes you feel lucky, then you probably are. Heck, even I wore the same white scrunchie throughout my high school basketball state playoffs. (I drew the line at urinating on my hands.)
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