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Here,here!
 
As I teach my students, I spend a lot of time talking about opportunity, and 
the preparation for it.   There are opportunities around us all, but either 
we don't see them, because of lack of preparation, or we don't take them, 
because of fear.   Either way, it is all based on personal choices.   If you 
prepare yourself sufficiently, doorways will open.
 
A case in point.   I have always wanted to play a role in the show Les 
Miserables.   I have directed the HS version twice, have performed snippets 
and numbers from the show over the years, and have much of the show memorized 
already.   Now, finally, I will be auditioning for a production in January.  
Opportunity has arisen, and I will step through the door.   We'll see what 
happens...
 
Ray
 
 
-----Original Message-----
From: genegerue AT ruralize.com
To: homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org
Sent: Wed, 22 Nov 2006 7:20 AM
Subject: [Homestead] Luck does not exist



>Wish me luck.

There is no luck and there is no gain from asking for it or wishing 
it for anyone.

What people call "luck" is what happens when adequate preparation 
meets opportunity. Louis Pasteur said, "Chance favors only the 
prepared mind." E.B. White said, "Luck is not something you can 
mention in the presence of self-made men." Emerson said, "Shallow men 
believe in luck. Strong men believe in cause and effect." Jefferson 
said, "I'm a great believer in luck and I find the harder I work, the 
more I have of it."

So I don't wish you luck. I wish you well. I wish you ever-growing 
insight into yourself and your needs. I wish you better 
decision-making skills based on conscious effort. Such effort 
requires focus and persistence, the essential human characteristics 
for success.





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