Resolutions are out, and self-delusion is in.
Per the law of attraction, positive thinking energetically attracts positive outcomes.
It is not enough to believe that your hopes and dreams arepossible.
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Everything works out for me and Im always in the right place at the right time.
Repeat often and confidently, then watch as your luck begins to change.
But words alone won’t be enough to rig the universe in your favor.
In other words, for best results, youre going to have to be delusional.
The circumstances couldn’t have been worse.
We shared a lease, a dog, and a social circle.
We had visions of getting married someday.
When a relationship dies, so does the tiny world that resides within it.
Suddenly I found myself needing to build a new one.
Magical thinking no longer seemed silly or pointless.
So much had gone cosmically wrong that calling in a favor with the universe felt entirely appropriate.
I decided to start with the most pressing problem at hand: finding a new apartment.
I can’t believe I found the perfect place to live, exactly when I needed it.
Next I tried to manifest something much more frivolous: a New Year’s Eve kiss.
It wasn’t about moving on or jumping into another relationship.
Duh, I knew I’d run into my crush tonight, I told my reflection.
No matter what, I’m always in the right place at the right time.
And with that, I was out the door.
“Be delusional might sound like terrible advice.
As SZA recently joked during herBillboardcover shoot: I’ve always been delusional, yes.
And it has led me to great heights and very low lows.
There is a shred of real wisdom in the trend.
Lucky Girl Syndrome is an imperfect concept at best.
And at worst, it brings up questions about racism,ableism, and narcissism.
Lucky Girl Syndrome didn’t solve my problems.
But it challenged me to notice and celebrate what went right instead of fixating on what went wrong.
And more importantly, it forced me to become the all-knowing narrator of my life.
The power of the stories we tell ourselves iswell-documented in research.
Although limited in scope and reliability, practicing Lucky Girl Syndrome got me through a very trying week.
And now I get to decide where I want the plot to go from here.
