The Lucky Hour
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“When it comes to luck, you make your own.” Bruce Springsteen
Today is St Patrick’s Day, the one day of the year when the world goes a little bit green and we all nod fondly to Ireland, leprechauns and the mysterious business of luck.
Most of us think of luck as something that either lands on our doorstep or doesn’t. Some people seem to be born with a four-leaf clover in their pocket while the rest of us spend years wondering where we misplaced ours.
But the more life I live, the more I suspect luck is not quite as random as it first appears. Luck often turns up when we show up, when we send the email, when we go to the event, when we introduce ourselves to someone new, when we follow the tiny thread of an idea that could easily have been ignored.
Looking back over the things that have shaped my life, from writing and journalism to creating a festival, most of them started with what looked like a slightly unlikely opportunity - someone saying yes, someone making an introduction, someone opening a door that had previously been invisible.
What I am slowly learning is that luck likes movement, curiosity and it likes people who are willing to have a go.
So today, in honour of St Patrick and the global celebration of good fortune, I am claiming a Lucky Hour. An hour where I notice where I am already lucky and where I might gently create a little more of it by reaching out, trying something new, or simply being open to what might unfold.
Sometimes luck is not a lightning strike. Sometimes it is just the moment when preparation, courage and opportunity quietly shake hands.
Prompt
If you gave yourself a Lucky Hour today, what small action might open the door to a little more luck in your life?
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