Although it’s a quote that has often been attributed to Oprah Winfrey, it was actually Roman philosopher Seneca who said that, “Luck is what happens when opportunity meets preparation.”
How can we prepare to be lucky when those two ideas seem to contradict one another? Doesn’t luck just happen? And isn’t preparation planned?
We need to set our intention on what kind of luck it is we want to prepare ourselves to receive. Finance? Romance? A new home? A new car? A new pet? A new life? Any of these require some prep-work on our part while The Divine weaves our wishes together in the spiritual realm.
For example, a couple decides they want to have a baby.
First, the intention is set. “We want to have a baby.” Then begins trying to have the baby. Next, in Divine Timing, the pregnancy begins. During this time of the baby developing, the couple does preparations on the outside.
Getting the nursery ready. Reading parenting books. Having a baby shower. Going to pre-natal classes or birthing classes. Then finally, the baby is born. This is definitely a condensed version of this example, but the idea is that we need to prepare ourselves for that which we desire to manifest.
Some things that help me manifest my own good luck are using crystals, practicing meditation, journaling, self-care, and mindfulness.
Green aventurine and pyrite are great crystals for inviting luck and good fortune.
Regular meditation allows me to get in touch with Divine Will and to quiet the chatter in my head so Spirit can manifest its lucky love through me in the material. I love to burn Yuzu or Green Tea MorningStar incense. They’re short and last about 30 minutes. And as you’ve heard me say numerous times on the Sunday Live Sale, I love anything mini - like my mini celestial incense burner with stars and the moon.
Some wonderful journaling tools are the new Day and Night Reflection Journals we just received: Meditation; Mindfulness; Self-Care. These beautiful journals ask us to reflect on how we tap into these concepts to prepare to receive our own good “luck.”
As Thomas Jefferson said, “I am a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work, the more I have of it."