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Good Luck ~ A Poem by Lewis J. Bates

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Seizing the Moment: How Bold Hearts Create Their Own Good Luck

Good luck doesn’t stay long—are you ready when it knocks?

Good Luck

Lewis J. Bates

O, once in each man’s life, at least,
Good Luck knocks at his door;
And wit to seize the flitting guest
Need never hunger more.
But while the loitering idler waits
Good Luck beside his fire,
The bold heart storms at fortune’s gates,
And conquers it’s desire.

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Reflection

This poem reminds us that good luck is rarely a passive visitor. It may knock softly, but it does not linger forever. Opportunity favors those who are alert, courageous, and willing to act before doubt talks them out of motion. Waiting for perfect conditions often disguises fear as patience. Bates contrasts the idle comfort of wishing with the bold energy of doing. Luck, in this poem, is not magic—it is momentum. When we step forward with intention, confidence grows, hunger fades, and life responds. The poem gently challenges us to ask whether we are warming ourselves by possibility—or boldly opening the door when it arrives.

As you read this poem, ask yourself:

When opportunity appears in my life, do I hesitate—or do I move with courage and claim it?

Say Yes to Opportunity When it Knocks

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A wise friend gave me a sage piece of advice. She said, “Ray, when an opportunity knocks on your door let it in. It probably won’t pass your way again.” Opportunity often knocks at the most inopportune times making it easy to turn away from it. I think it happens that way to test us to see how badly we want it. It wants us to put our energy and passion into the opportunity it is presenting to us. No half way in. It wants us to go all in. That can be intimidating. It’s why most turn away from it with the hope that they will seize it when everything is right. Mostly, things are never always right. It takes a leap of faith and courage to say yes to opportunity when it knocks. Here’s hoping you have an overloaded supply of both.

Awareness and Making a Difference

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Have you ever misplaced a wallet, smart phone, or keys? I have. We usually don’t recognize they’re missing until they’re missing and then we don’t have them. We retrace our steps through our home without luck. It’s as if they decided to take a break and go to Starbucks for a coffee without telling us. Our anxiety increases, we search our home again. No luck. We look in places where we already know the answer. Finally, we see the object we were hunting. It was in plain sight all the time. We walked by it at least ten times. The same thing happens all the time in life. We are not aware of what is going on around us. When we are aware of what is going on around us we can make a difference in that moment. Awareness gives us an opportunity to lighten someone’s burden, encourage someone, give an appropriate hug to a person who is experiencing a loss. We can do so much good when we are aware.

Chance ~ a poem by Sara Teasdale

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Chance

Sara Teasdale

HOW many times we must have met
Here on the street as strangers do,
Children of chance we were, who passed
The door of heaven and never knew.

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Today’s Thought: Answer the Door

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Each day is filled with opportunities. Every once in a while an opportunity will knock on your door and keep knocking until you open the door. Some days you have to hunt for opportunities. One thing is for certain, when opportunity knocks you may not be ready for it, but grab ahold of it anyway. Chances are it won’t come your way again. No fear, take a chance. It may be your time when opportunity knocks.

Today’s Quote: Don’t Pass Up the Gift of Each Interaction

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All human interactions are opportunities either to learn or to teach. ~ M. Scott Peck

Today’s Quote: Open the Door

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Even when opportunity knocks, a man still has to get up off his seat and open the door. ~ Douglas MacArthur

Today’s Thought: No Regrets

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‘Cause I’ll never know ’til it’s over
If I’m right or I’m wrong loving you
But I’d rather be sorry for something I’ve done
Than for something that I didn’t do (Lyrics from I’d Rather Be Sorry by Kris Kristofferson)

NOTE: Great opportunities may lie in front of us. We hesitate to take them. We’re not sure if we’ll be successful. We’re not sure if it is a good move. Were not sure . . . So, we don’t take the leap. We’re left wondering what would have happened if we dared to take the opportunity. Not taking the leap is a sure-fire way to live a life filled with regret. If we take the chance, we lay a foundation of confidence in our minds to embrace the next opportunity.

Today’s Quote: When Opportunity Knocks, Open the Door!

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When good luck knocks at the door, let him in and keep him there.

Miguel de Cervantes

Today’s Inspiring Quote: It’s All Opportunity

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Every situation, properly perceived, becomes an opportunity.

Helen Schucman

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