They say a lot of things, but that doesn’t make it true!

They say that bad luck comes in threes. And when it comes to my last three readings, you could definitely say that these people had experienced more than their faire share of bad luck. There was the former dot.com executive still looking to get his career back on track. Then there was the woman searching for new love following the collapse of her marriage. And finally, there was the man trying to locate an old sweetheart – the one who got away, so to speak.

From their respective points of view, each of these people would say that they had it all and then lost it all. And now they were looking to find it all over again. So I guess you could say that each came to me with the same question:

Does opportunity only knock once?

They say a lot of things. For example, they say that the postman always rings twice. They say that it’s a good idea to think twice. But, then they also say that lightning never strikes the same place twice. So my readings seemed to be questioning whether the same applies to opportunity. And if so, what happens afterwards? If it comes knocking and it doesn’t work out, what then? Have we blown it? Are we only allocated so much luck in our lives?

In a bizarre way, I feel that people who have enjoyed success and had it taken away experience more stress than those who are still waiting for their ship to come in. My clients aren’t too comforted by what else they say – that it’s better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all. Instead of treasuring their memories and then moving forward, it’s as if they wish that opportunity hadn’t darkened their doors. By looking back, I cannot help but feel that they are putting their futures in peril.

I am a believer in the Law of Attraction. Like attracts like. Good attracts good. Bad attracts bad. Some years ago I heard about this researcher who studied people who considered themselves successful. The researcher’s findings revealed that these individuals also considered themselves somehow inherently lucky. Moreover, he found that if those who weren’t members of the lucky club took on a more auspicious disposition they in fact became lucky.

So in my opinion if you believe that’s all there is and that you’ve used your allocation of opportunity and luck in your life, then you’re right. That’s it. Fear will have won. Your career will continue to flatline. Loneliness will be your best friend. Sayonara. Adios. You’re the weakest link. Bye-bye.

You see, the adage that opportunity knocks but once is based on fear. And you may already know from my writings at IntuitiveBridges on fear and its impact on people’s lives and their bodies. In short, it’s the most destructive energy on earth. That’s right, more lives have been ruined by fear than by hate.

Unfortunately, too many of us buy in to these sorts of fear-based clichés all too often. And the result is that we then create a reality that parallels the saying. In other words, we make it true. We then ignore the possibilities that are presented to us each and every day. We then dismiss our own personal potential. And we eventually settle with what we don’t want because we are convinced that we cannot do any better.

Sometimes we are so close to our problems and have lived with our fears for so long that it can be difficult to see hope. And yet, there’s always hope. The challenge is to step back and look at your situations objectively and from a detached perspective. It’s all too easy to get stuck in a rut, to let fear win. It takes real bravery to overcome that fear and to realise that the future need not be a dark and frightening place. Instead, hope could lie just around the corner, fresh opportunities could beckon.

All you have to do is believe in that possibility. For many of my clients that’s exactly what I help them realise during my readings. By only tuning into their energy, I then offer my insights to identify what’s not working for them and what needs changing. A fresh pair of eyes and a keen ear can make all the difference. You can find details of the types of readings I offer here.

Over at IntuitiveBridges, I consider the potentially sensitive subject of whether we participate in the problems in our lives. If you feel that it's always someone else's fault, then you'll definitely want to read this week's article in full!

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