A jinx is something
(or someone) thought to bring or attract bad luck (or misfortune) to the people
around them. It has been observed in many cultures that people who want to harm
an enemy or bend another person’s will to their own can use spells, curses, and
jinxes to manipulate the spiritual world to do their bidding. God is against
such things. That should be reason enough to stay away from them. Luck is about perspective.
It all depends on what you do, and
how you perceive what happens to you. Since
luck is a matter of having a good attitude, what are you willing to do to bring
luck into your life today? The tendency to dwell on the negative in imagining
the future or remembering the past is a trademark of unhappiness.
While you’re in the middle of an enjoyable experience, if you have these negative
thoughts, you’re bound to miss out on whatever good things are legitimately
happening to you at that moment. (You might be jinxing yourself.) How much do you
agree with the statements below in regards to the way you feel about a positive
event in your life?
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You remind yourself that these
feelings won’t last.
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You think about how hard it is to
concentrate.
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You think about the things that have
not gone well for you.
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You think about things that could go
wrong
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You think, “I don’t deserve this.”
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You think, “My luck is going to end
soon.”
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You think, “People will think I am arrogant.”
If you’re agreeing more than you’re disagreeing with these
statements, it means that you will have trouble finding joy in your
experiences. When you dredge up these thoughts as you plan an event such as a
vacation, party, or night on the town, you’re priming yourself to
let your thoughts wander in a pessimistic direction. Lessen thoughts that would
jinx happiness. We don’t know exactly why people who engage in negative
prognostication or recall allow their dampening appraisals to take over.
Perhaps you’re planning a vacation for only some, but not
all, of your family, or perhaps you’re a little worried that you can’t afford
the expense. Guilt about enjoying
yourself under these circumstances could lead you to twist positive into
negative anticipation. Fulfillment in your day-to-day experiences involves
getting the most out of them both before and after they occur. By learning to
avoid the jinx trap, yours will be that much more enjoyable. Only
10% of our existence is random, the other 90% is defined by how we handle the
things that happen in our lives. What
are the keys to feeling luckier in life?
Be open to new experiences-If
you are looking to have absolute control of everything in your life, you will
miss things that you may not have been expecting, but that could add great
positivity to your life. Living a more relaxed lifestyle is not only good for
your health, but also for your luck.
Recognize your hunches, and pay more attention to
them- In our digestive system alone there are more than 100
million neurons that give us hints about what we can’t physically see and the
necessary information to make the right decision in any particular situation. In life, it’s
better to have a more trusting attitude rather than a defensive one
Trust that positive things can happen to you-This
is a helpful attitude you can take on. You know that in life it’s better to
have a more hopeful attitude rather than a distrustful one. It appears that
this provides assistance in training your luck, too.
Turn negative experiences into positive ones-
Learning from your mistakes with optimism (or believing that something could
have been a lot worse than it actually played out) will reduce stress and help you
rationalize your failures.
“I used to refer to myself as Typhoid Mary. It
wasn't that I was jinxed, I just
seemed to bring ill fortune to anybody I was close to.” (Nigella
Lawson)[i]
[i] Sources used:
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“7
Ways You're Jinxing Your Own Happiness” by Susan Krauss Whitbourne
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“Feeling jinxed? Four keys to changing your luck (according to science)
by Pilar Jericó
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