Not particularly. I had a conversation with a friend a while ago about luck. He had read a book that said you make your own luck. I told him I thought if you make your own luck, then it`s not luck. It`s something you have made happen. Luck is names out of a hat and you have no control over it.
Over my years in the pits I was battered about a bit and I've had a few serious health problems, on the other hand I've got a great lady, a family I'm close too and a big soft dog for a mate, so yes I think that I'm a fairly lucky person especially when I see the state some poor buggers are in
A former boss, who does seem to be one of those flukily lucky people, suggested I was just a really unlucky person....charming! I've had some crap, yes, but I've also got a lot to be very grateful for.
I agree with jj. I am lucky in many ways but I do not seem to be lucky in winning the lottery although I buy each week online. I sometimes get emails saying News about your lottery ticket but when I log on with bated breath I have only won very small amounts - just won £8.40 on the Euromillions. Very disappointing However, in many other ways I am extremely fortunate. Nothing to grumble about.
Definitely not.
When I was young I had a rocking horse and it died.
I bought a suit once,that had two pairs of trousers and burnt a hole in the jacket !
J.J. I have a brother in OZ, the first time he came over he won £1600 on the coupon, the 2nd time he came over he won £1500 on the loto, how do you work that out?
Isn`t it the way you perceive things though? For example I was selling a flat and buying a house and I paid about £1000+ on searches and surveys. The sale fell through and I lost the money but won £1200 on a money saving incentive at work. When I won the money I could have said "I`ve just got some money from work and it`s all been taken away from me due to a lost survey/search". I could also have said "I`ve just lost a load of money due to a lost survey/search but I won £1200 at work - I`m so lucky".