I'm Irish, but I don't believe in luck

I am very proud to be Irish! My last name is Irish and I always consider myself to be mostly Irish although I'm not quite sure of my cultural backgrounds portions.  I love the green, white, and orange flag, the clover, the celtic symbols, and the history!  To know that my ancestors came to this country and overcame all that they did is truly inspirational.  Yeah, the leprechauns, rainbows, and pot of gold stuff is cool, but what most people think is the coolest about the Irish is their luck.  People think that random circumstances that occur and have any sort of positive outcome or beginnings are luck.  I'm not saying that luck doesn't exist...just that I don't really believe in luck.

I think that good things happen to good people, but I don't believe in karma.  I think that chance can sometimes yield in your favor, but I don't think that has anything to do with luck.

I believe it's about attitude.  If you look at life positively then you don't have as much (or anything) to complain about and you can hold your head up and live your life instead of dwelling in the past!  Make life your own.  Live it the way you want to and then you won't have any problems with the things that occur.

As I see it this is the only way to live.  Go with what you've got, and make it great or change it and make it great!

Who wants to live their life moping around and wishing for some luck to make it better?
I sure don't. 
Don't wait for luck, make your own.


That's how they survived.  The Irish.  They had a positive outlook on America.  They knew it would get better. They fought for their happiness.  And I guess that trickled down my heritage line to me.  And good thing it did too :)

That's what I believe is truly the Luck of the Irish.