I’m reblogging this because it wasn’t graded yet.

For magical thinking, I think of knocking on wood. For example, say you have a family member and you mention them in casual conversation and say “oh, Uncle Pete? Yea he’s still alive and kicking”. You would knock on wood because it’s supposedly a jinx when you say the opposite of the truth. I have never had that happen to me.

Picking up a penny for good luck is magical thinking as well. Do you remember the last time you picked a penny up off the ground? Did you have good luck for the rest of the day after that? Because the last time I remember picking up a penny, I felt it as if it was a waste of my time. I believe there is an actual saying that goes with it and is “see a penny, pick it up and all day long you’ll have good luck.” I don’t think anyone has actually benefited from finding a penny on the ground with the exception of someone that’s homeless.

Black cats are supposed to be a sign of bad luck if they cross your path. I have crossed many black cats walking to my car from my house. Nothing bad has ever happened. I’m really sure how this one came about, but I’m pretty sure someone was just afraid of black cats when they made this up.

A rabbits foot for good luck. Please give me a break. Carrying around a rabbits foot is supposed to be good luck, but I will gladly testify that it is definitely not. My kind mother had a rabbits foot on her key chain for her car for quite a while. With the foot on the key chain, nothing good even came out of this so called good luck charm. Now I’m sure people have had good luck, but its all been coincidence.

In my personal opinion, I believe karma is very wishful thinking even though I am very caught up in it. What goes around comes around. I’m try to always be kind to people, but I never have anything good come my way.

(Karma was more of a rant)