So many have spoken beautifully on this topic! From my point of view, there is no possibility of anything outside of divine order. Good and Bad are creations of the mind. We tend to make things complicated when we only see a limited view of ourselves. Lose your attachment to the infinitesimally small aspect of you which is humanness and "time on earth" and you see that everything is God, including you. So then even God is not "good" - God simply IS. The ability to compare and contrast is only possible when you are seeing separate things. All fear and striving to understand dissolves when you see yourself more as a molecule of a vast space that has no beginning or end.

Everything happens for a reason. I don't believe in luck.

Good topic, thanks for the invite Stormie....

....As each of the respondants below have implied, 'luck' really depends on one's perspective. Some would consider someone lucky if they barely escaped an accident, while others would consider those who lost their lives in the accident as 'most fortunate' because they believe 'death is the ultimate healing!" A going HOME celebration! Go figure...

..Like a terrorist blowing up a group of people and himself or herself---how extreme how 'unlucky' for those killed, or lucky for those who left just before the bomb exploded. Yet for the suicide bomber, not only do some of them feel their poor families will be taken care of financially by the sponsoring terroist group, but many believe they will be spiritually rewarded in their understanding of the afterlife....

How crazy....but not from their perspective, understanding and belief.

Personally, "luck" is not part of my vocabulary....It's been replaced by 'serendipity' and 'synchronicity", not to mention 'God-Moments'.....I love those.

I believe the more we grow spiritually, however we define that, certainly the closer we get to the spiritual power in our lives, whatever we used to call 'luck' now becomes 'providence' or 'divine plan' or whatever 'beyond words' description we try to explain the mysterious and inexplicable.

I like the sentence in the opening preface of Ray Bradbury's "Martian Chronicles" that states, "The world of 12 year old Douglas Spaulding, where miracles are an everyday occurance.'

Isn't that it? Our eyes are being opened. Miracles (miraculous-luck??) is happening on a regular basis...

.....He who has eyes to see and ears to hear.....

"Luck" may consist of surrendering to a higher power and allowing whatever comes our way. Blessings for everything that flows through our daily lives, whether they are joyful or sad, are what is needed to keep stable and loving. Maybe the people who get this are "lucky."

In my life miracles are a-dime-a- dozen. It just cannot be any other way. My needs are met.....let's put it this way; If life had gone the way my dream of what it could be like went; I would have short changed myself. Believe me; I can imagine some pretty cool shit too. The greatest "luck" I experienced and still experience is that in spite of constantly giving away what is most valuable to me; and concerning myself with that alone; all my needs are met, and I am content. That means I desire no more than I have. Not even a little bit. This is the deal with hooking up with God. He puts exactly the opportunity I need at the moment I need it. Put it is like this; say I need potatoes.Does God hand me potatoes?- no; He gives me a hoe, so-to-speak. Him taking care of my needs; doesn't look like it can sound. He doesn't hand me money. Say I am running low on cash. The first thing I don't do is worry. That just diminishes my usefulness to others. I go about my real purpose; just like yesterday; and all the sudden by intuitive thought, inspiration, usually via some external interaction. ANYTHING can be a "sign". This is only foggy to one that Doesn't have a conscious position with God. I used to ask myself; How will I know when it's God being anonymous? I know the difference between God's inspired thoughts and my wishful thinking just as well as I know when my mother is talking and when I am talking. There is no confusion in the spiritual realm. So when I am confused, I can be sure it is not coming from God. I look at it like this; I am loved by The All Powerful Creator of the universe. We have a relationship. I love Him dearly. I keep His happiness upper most in my mind. He does the same thing. NOW; if I have that in my life; what ways would His love for me show in my life.?? I can't think of a better definition of luck and what it looks like.

Luck is defined by what you think would be considered "lucky". Do you think it is lucky to win the lotto and have millions of dollars to spend. Then, I guess, if that is how you define luck - then some people are "lucky"

But I don't believe in "luck", because I believe in fate and faith. I have faith that our fate is what is good for us. If millions of dollars were sent to my doorstep, though I would appreciate it, I wouldn't consider it "lucky" - I would consider it a very challenging test that our Creator has given me and failing this test by misusing it and not appreciating every penny of it would lead me down the road of self destruction. Therefore, I cannot describe receiving a lot of money "lucky". Challenging maybe, but not lucky.

Is finding out that you missed a flight that ended up crashing and everyone on board died (G-d forbid) lucky?
If it were a "lucky" coincedence, then that would mean that you tricked fate. According to my beliefs, that is impossible to do.

So, like everything else that takes place in your life - how you look at something is how you see it. Everything is left up to our perspective - which can change from person to person, so, accordingly perspective can NEVER be fact.

In other words, I could see a pregnant woman from the back and have no idea I am looking at pregnant person - until I see her from the front. That is perspective. It can change to something completely different if you see it from a different position.

So - my final answer is this; yes, some people are lucky (or not) because they believe that they are (or aren't) and to some people luck doesn't even exist. It is all in how you look at it.