{"id":558,"date":"2026-02-20T16:27:20","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T07:27:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shinkiko.com\/en-blog\/?p=558"},"modified":"2026-02-20T16:27:20","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T07:27:20","slug":"saying-im-lucky-attracts-luck","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shinkiko.com\/en-blog\/2026\/02\/20\/saying-im-lucky-attracts-luck\/","title":{"rendered":"Saying &#8220;I&#8217;m lucky!&#8221; attracts luck"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I used to work in research and development at an electronics company, but after I started feeling unwell due to stress, I decided to attend a Shinkiko retreat seminar and look at myself from the perspective of Ki. I felt strongly that I had to change my way of thinking. Until then, I had always felt that I had no luck, and I was constantly building up dissatisfaction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From the perspective of Ki, the nature of Ki is that if you emit negative Ki, negative Ki will gather around you. So, in a sense, this chain of dissatisfaction was only natural.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A quick search reveals that the idea that &#8220;I&#8217;m lucky&#8221; has the power to change the outcome is scientifically supported. In a study by Damisch et al. at the University of Cologne, in a putt-putt golf experiment, participants who were told that it was a &#8220;lucky ball&#8221; had a 35% higher cup-in rate than participants who were not told. The belief that &#8220;I&#8217;m lucky&#8221; brings out a sense of self-efficacy and concentration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And according to research by Khatun of Aligarh Muslim University, positive emotions can increase mental resilience and creativity, leading to better relationships and new opportunities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So how can we cultivate the positive emotion of &#8220;I&#8217;m lucky&#8221;? The practice of doing so is &#8220;looking for the good.&#8221; In the Shinkiko retreat seminar, we spend a lot of time practicing &#8220;looking for the good,&#8221; but what I would like to focus on today is &#8220;looking for the good&#8221; from the perspective of &#8220;attracting good luck.&#8221; When something bad happens, instead of lamenting &#8220;why did this happen,&#8221; try to take it in a positive way and ask &#8220;what does this mean?&#8221; This change in attitude will greatly change the flow of Ki.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Negative energy is a dark energy that tries to make you interpret things negatively. When something bad happens, you immediately conclude, &#8220;I&#8217;m just unlucky after all,&#8221; which is the effect of negative energy. That&#8217;s why consciously finding the silver lining in misfortune is a way to challenge negative energy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The important thing is that the &#8220;good things&#8221; you look for can be small. For example, you missed a traffic light today, or something you wanted happened to be on sale\u2014even something as small as that can make you feel &#8220;lucky.&#8221; Repeating these experiences will make your brain more sensitive to positive information, creating a state in which you can notice even more &#8220;good things.&#8221; This will keep negative energy at bay, making it easier to receive the support of positive energy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This will lead to attracting good fortune in a true sense. Furthermore, by receiving Shinkiko, negative energy will turn into light, making it easier to receive support from positive energy. By practicing &#8220;finding the good&#8221; together with Shinkiko, you will naturally develop a sense of &#8220;I am lucky.&#8221; First, try to start by finding small moments of &#8220;luck&#8221; in your day.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I used to work in research and development at an electronics company, but after I started feeling unwell due to stress, I decided to attend a Shinkiko retreat seminar and look at myself from the perspective of Ki. I felt strongly that I had to change my way of thinking. Until then, I had always &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/shinkiko.com\/en-blog\/2026\/02\/20\/saying-im-lucky-attracts-luck\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Saying &#8220;I&#8217;m lucky!&#8221; attracts luck<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-558","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-masatonakagawablog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/shinkiko.com\/en-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/558","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/shinkiko.com\/en-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/shinkiko.com\/en-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shinkiko.com\/en-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shinkiko.com\/en-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=558"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/shinkiko.com\/en-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/558\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":559,"href":"https:\/\/shinkiko.com\/en-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/558\/revisions\/559"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/shinkiko.com\/en-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=558"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shinkiko.com\/en-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=558"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shinkiko.com\/en-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=558"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}