The author had their best run of luck in Vegas while under the influence of painkillers for tendonitis. For over an hour at the roulette table, they kept winning statistically improbable bets by tossing chips onto the closest number. Later attempts to recreate the experience through positive thinking were also successful, as the author and friends all won and returned with more money than they brought. The author believes their euphoric state from the drugs allowed them to fully enjoy the moment without inhibitions or fears of losing.

1. Purely Expressed Desires

2. The best run of luck I ever had in Vegas
was when I was under the influence.

3. Not of alcohol, but painkillers.

4. I had really bad tendonitis, so bad I
was on crutches.

5. I also had a nice bottle of drugs to ease
the pain.

6. But they also significantly improved
my mood.

7. I sat at the roulette table with a buddy
for almost an hour.

8. Because of my crutches, I could only
"toss" the chips onto the table, instead
of lean over.

9. The dealer didn't seem to have a
problem with it.

10. She just put them on the closest
number they landed on.

11. And I kept winning. For an hour.

12. Statistically, this was nearly impossible.

13. Once or twice? Sure.

14. But for an hour? No way. At least not
mathematically.

15. (But then again, scientists tell us that
bumblebees aren't supposed to be
able to fly!)

16. Now, I'm not advocating taking drugs
or purposely going under the influence
of ANY substance.

17. I fully believe it wasn't the pain killing
effects of the drugs, but the secondary
feeling of "euphoria."

18. I had zero fears. I didn't care if I won or
lost. I just enjoyed playing.

19. And I kept winning.

20. A year or so later, my buddies and I
tried to "reverse engineer" that same
effect.

21. We discussed on the way out that we
would ONLY "think positive."

22. Meaning we wouldn't rip on each
other, or laugh at each other when we
lost, like we normally do.

23. Only mutual support. Only positive
statements to each other.

24. I know, sounds pretty lame. Pretty
new-agey.

25. But guess what?

26. On that trip, we ALL won. Consistently.

27. The ONLY TIME the three of us (who'd
been to Vegas before and since MANY
times) came back with pockets stuffed
with MORE CASH than on the way out.

28. Even AFTER paying for expenses
(including, ahem, "entertainment.")

29. Something else pretty cool happened
on that first trip.

30. We were playing blackjack, and our
cocktail waitress was GORGEOUS.

31. Once when she was walking away, on
the spur of the moment, I shouted
out, "I love you!"

32. My friends, (and the dealer) were
shocked.

33. Maybe they were waiting for her to
call the cops or at least give me a dirty
look.

34. She just turned around, no big deal,
big smile on her face.

35. "I love you too!"

36. Now, sure she was a cocktail waitress
looking to get tips. Yea, she was hit on
all the time.

37. But the flow of the moment was so
incredibly natural. No hesitation on my
part. No hesitation on her part.

38. Now, I didn't "fall in love with her," as I
was just being playful, and so was she.

39. But this is what's possible if you simply
release inhibitions and not just live in
the moment, but fully ENJOY the
moment.

40. The risks you take will succeed. The
expressions of your desires will be
reciprocated. Normally closed doors
will be open.

41. It's incredibly simple, and at the same
time magically complicated.

42. mindpersuasion.com/luck-activator/