{"id":547,"date":"2012-03-21T20:10:23","date_gmt":"2012-03-21T20:10:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/marniepehrson.com\/unplugged\/?p=547"},"modified":"2012-03-21T21:57:34","modified_gmt":"2012-03-21T21:57:34","slug":"expect-to-be-lucky","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/marniekuhns.com\/unplugged\/2012\/03\/21\/expect-to-be-lucky\/","title":{"rendered":"Expect to Be Lucky"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_549\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-549\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/marniepehrson.com\/unplugged\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/4LeafClover.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-549\" title=\"4 Leaf Clover\" src=\"http:\/\/marniepehrson.com\/unplugged\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/4LeafClover-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"4 leaf clover\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/marniekuhns.com\/unplugged\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/4LeafClover-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/marniekuhns.com\/unplugged\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/4LeafClover.jpg 453w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-549\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">My first 4-leaf clover<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>When I was little, my best friend Ruth and I used to sit around on the grass after church hunting for 4-leaf clovers. Ruth seemed expert at the task and found several of them. I, on the other hand, don&#8217;t recall ever finding a 4-leaf clover. It seemed so impossible, like looking for a needle in a haystack.<\/p>\n<p>This afternoon, I went outside to shoot hoops with my 10-year-old. I found him sitting in the grass looking for 4-leaf clovers. We shot for a while and then I decided to take a break and stood, inspecting a patch of larger-than-normal clover.<\/p>\n<p>My son plopped right down and almost instantly found a four-leaf. He explained that it&#8217;s genetic.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;What? It takes a genetic ability to find them?&#8221; I teased.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s in the root system,&#8221; he announced with the authority of a seasoned botanist. &#8220;If you find one, you&#8217;ll find more.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Encouraged by his observation, I sat on the grass. Within a minute or two, right there in front of me was a four-leaf clover! The first I&#8217;d ever found on my own.<\/p>\n<p>Was it because I thought they were hard to find that I couldn&#8217;t see them before? Did I find one today because my son shared his clover-theory and instilled the belief that it was not only possible, but also likely since he had just found one?<\/p>\n<p>How significant of a role does expectation play in &#8220;luck?&#8221; \u00a0I tend to believe it could be quite significant. What do you think?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When I was little, my best friend Ruth and I used to sit around on the grass after church hunting for 4-leaf clovers. Ruth seemed expert at the task and found several of them. I, on the other hand, don&#8217;t recall ever finding a 4-leaf clover. 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