Prayer Necklace
2011
How Superstition Can Affect The Outcome Of A Situation
Superstition, or luck, may be nothing more to you than reading your daily horoscope for a good laugh. You know that science explains a lot of things, like why the earth is round and why you are able to stand on the ground instead of float. On the other hand, there are some people who take their doses of superstition very serious.
They may not feel comfortable going throughout their day without their nickel free good luck necklace. Their good fortune depends on this necklace, or so they have told you! You will find these types of people in bowling alleys, football fields or race tracks near you. Some of them will give you reasons as why they feel so strongly, others will tell you they are, just because.
So, if it’s true how do these charms work for their owners? You have been thinking about sticking to your personal training, will a superstitious charm help you do so? Or, you are simply tired of all the bad luck coming your way, it won’t hurt to try something out of the ordinary, you’re thinking to yourself.
Whether you believe in superstition or not, these rituals have been around for centuries. Although human kind may have condensed their rituals, they have gone from cave drawings to lucky charms. Or sacrifices to the gods have changed into becoming a particular shirt that is worn to every game to bring good luck
Although most golfers know that wearing the same shorts on Sunday will not magically teach them how to break 80 on the golf course, but wear them anyway. It is an emotional process that gives comfort. It gives the person some kind of control in situations that may be outside of their comfort zone.
Reacting emotionally to a superstition can aid in getting someone in a positive state of mind. Staying positive can impact performance in a very real way. This enhances both mental and physical performance. It may be what you do before the game, a small prayer, or the socks you wear during the game. Whatever it may be to get you in a positive state of mind will increase your ability to perform better.
What makes doing these things real is the mental impact. When you believe you can achieve something you will work hard to get there. On the other hand, if you think it is unattainable you will probably give up early on in the process. So, keeping positive because of a charm you are wearing may actually give you the reminder that you can do this. So is your great performance a matter of wearing the charm or the belief that you are going to get your goal?
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