{"id":215,"date":"2009-03-13T09:53:12","date_gmt":"2009-03-13T09:53:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/freshliving\/2009\/03\/new-feature-how-to-improve-your-luck.html"},"modified":"2009-03-13T09:53:12","modified_gmt":"2009-03-13T09:53:12","slug":"new-feature-how-to-improve-your-luck","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/freshliving\/2009\/03\/new-feature-how-to-improve-your-luck.html","title":{"rendered":"New Feature: How to Improve Your Luck"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image\"><a href=\"editor-content.html?cs=utf-8\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for luck.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/84\/import\/assets_c\/2009\/03\/luck-thumb-145x108-3677-thumb-145x108-3678-thumb-145x108-3680.jpg\" class=\"mt-image-left\" style=\"margin: 0pt 20px 20px 0pt;float: left\" height=\"108\" width=\"145\" \/><\/a><\/span>It&#8217;s Friday the 13th, and I have luck on my mind.&nbsp; My birthday is on a 13th, so I&#8217;ve always felt positive things toward the unluckiest number.&nbsp; But what is luck, anyway?&nbsp; And how do I get some?<\/p>\n<p>In this new Beliefnet gallery, the fabulous Janice Taylor (of the <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/ourladyofweightloss\/\">Our Lady of Weight Loss<\/a> blog) suggests that luck is not something you <i>have<\/i>, it&#8217;s something you <i>make<\/i>.&nbsp; From her introduction:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Luck is not just a random event. Webster&#8217;s Dictionary defines luck as<br \/>\n&#8220;a force that brings good fortune or adversity; a force that operates<br \/>\nfor or against an individual.&#8221; So, if luck is a force, you should be<br \/>\nable to tap into it &#8230; at any time!&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Click here for her <a href=\"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/Health\/Healthy-Living\/Ways-to-Improve-Your-Luck.aspx\">13 (of course!) tips for improving your luck<\/a>, and let us know: <b>what&#8217;s your relationship with luck?<\/p>\n<p><\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s Friday the 13th, and I have luck on my mind.&nbsp; My birthday is on a 13th, so I&#8217;ve always felt positive things toward the unluckiest number.&nbsp; But what is luck, anyway?&nbsp; And how do I get some? 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