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Article: DON'T BAD-MOUTH BAD LUCK

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May 27, 1998
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Bad luck is not always bad luck. Sometimes bad luck is miraculous luck.

In almost every story of an airline crash in which all 698 passengers perished, there is an accompanying story of the man or woman who was delayed and missed the plane.

More often, bad luck is simply good luck.

Like that job you wanted so desperately and didn't get and the company folded two months later and you found a job you liked better, anyway.

The past couple of weeks my husband and I have had a run of bad luck-good luck.

I stepped out of the shower one morning to discover an angry-looking red streak.

Shaped sort of like a lobster, claws and all, the "tail" began beneath a mole.

Always thinking positively, I ...

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