Why does nobody talk about the week everything went right for once

Last Wednesday I was swapping out the timing belt on my 97 Civic on the driveway and had this moment where I realized nothing had gone wrong in like 4 days. The harmonic balancer bolt came off with just my breaker bar and no impact gun needed. I pulled the old belt off and noticed the water pump was actually still good but I replaced it anyway because I had the part. Got the new belt lined up and tensioned on the first try which never happens for me. Even the coolant refill went smooth no air pockets no overheating. It was just this weird week where every tool I grabbed was the right one and every bolt backed out clean without stripping. Has anyone else ever had a stretch of work where the universe just cooperates for no reason?

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reese_taylor692d agoMost Upvoted

Used to think good luck was just superstition but that "universe just cooperates" part changed my mind.

lily_schmidt532d ago

Devil's advocate time, @reese_taylor69 - but what if the universe just cooperates because you finally stopped fighting it? Like maybe it was always cooperating but you were too busy looking for signs of bad luck to notice. I used to buy into that "universe has a plan" stuff hardcore until I realized people with money and privilege just call their luck "alignment." The universe doesn't care about your schedule, it just does its thing regardless of how you interpret it.