Bad or unfavourable consequences are just that and we often call them unlucky....we drew the short straw or had a stroke of bad luck. In those circumstances it's just a word to describe a situation. The point I was trying to make was, when someone identifies with that label, believes it's some kind of force that follows them around like a dark shadow, there becomes a temptation to blame 'luck' when things don't go the way they would have wished.
Its a random result that would appear to act in their favour, I guess you could call it luck, but that's the nature of gambling. On a side issue though. Many large lottery winners have found their lives taking an unpleasant turn not long after their 'stroke of luck'.
No, it's more likely you're doing and saying the wrong things. Simply asking and believing, regardless of how many times you ask or how deep you're belief may be, won't necessarily cause the conditions you're seeking. It's all too easy and perhaps comforting to see ourselves as 'victims' of bad luck, shelve the responsibility of our actions and look to some strange outside force to blame.
When people say they're having a run of bad luck, or they're just unlucky they're really in danger of creating a self fulfilling prophecy. All things happen because of a reason...cause and effect. It's better to create your own 'good luck' by creating the good causes, in thoughts, words and actions.
"Being deeply learned and skilled, being well trained and using well spoken words; this is good luck."
One of many Dylan songs I could think of, but his latest acclaimed album contains a song that had many Dylan fans discuss the (apart from the obvious one) meanings in the song. Some say the song also relates to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was released as a single earlier this year, one of very few Dylan singles, and despite the length, seventeen minutes, it reached number one in the US charts,
In terms of the grade it's not a technically extreme route by today's standards. But given the phycological demands (climbing without roped protection) and the nature of the route (1000ft of sustained climbing,) I suspect she is one of very few people in the world who would be capable, or even contemplate such a climb.
Yes, fear can manifest in different ways and one is your own 'mindset'. This is the kind of fear that's concerned about, doing the right thing in order to project a good image. Or to be afraid to say something that might make you seem , unfriendly, bad, stupid. In other words, it's the ego that's misguidedly trying to protect the imagined self. That is where the fear comes in, the gasoline in the vehicle of ego is fear. Anxiety (which is always based in fear) is quiet often a result of this kind of fear.
Then there is irrational fear. This is usually based in the future, disconnected from the present moment, but evaluated through the lens of the past. This is where most phobias reside, in fact the word phobia comes from the Greek phobos meaning fear. Most of our day to day fears are irrational to some degree. Irrational fears can be very powerful and cause great distress to some, causing them to freeze in absolute panic. The fear of heights is a prime example.
Real, authentic fear is a necessary part of our nature and is needed to guide us through life safely. But paradoxically it could be said, that starting out with the right kind of fear is the way to fearlessness. It's a quote I once read and I think it rings true, paticularly with regards to our seemingly fearless climber in the video. She has evaluated the task, acknowledged the fear, dealt with it and cast it aside. She knows that if at any time on that climb she allows fear to creep in, she's going to come off. Her task is to stay absolutely in the moment in total control of mind and body, and it's a wonderful life confirming feeling.
I was just about to post a song by the Cure....I'll post it anyway...
I'm not really a fan of theThe Cure, except for the album Seventeen Seconds which is quite different from their others. This track, A Forrest holds special memories for me.
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I know what you mean, but at the end of the day it's never going to do you any harm, unless you allow it to. I'm sure you know that anyway.