Excellent beacon of positive thinking, this article. I especially like how you point out that luck is a way of percieving. I agree. And I think being in a positive emotional state literally helps the body heal.

I've heard that Zen story too! there's a similar one where the character's reaction to everything is just "ahhh, so!" with a smile, like, "Ah, so this what's going on right now. How deliciously interesting!" and cultivating that as the default response to all phenomena.

Great article!