🪄Earning Magic

I loved Harry Potter as a child. The world-building, complex characters, and endless depth of the wizarding world struck a chord like few others could. Recently, I came across the video above in which Harry drinks a potion called Felix Felicis, a Latin phrase that translates to “Luck upon Luck.”

While we don’t have Liquid Luck, Harry shows how a lucky person behaves: trusting his intuition, carrying himself with confidence, and moving with a calm assurance. These virtues extend far beyond the wizarding world.

As children, we are instructed that wizards, superheroes, and magic are make-believe, disconnected from reality. Growing up is leaving Neverland and the fanciful fairy tales of youth.

Call me naive, but I think magic exists.

In our world, superheroes aren’t born but made. Magic isn’t given but earned.

We may not leap tall buildings in a single bound, but Hafþór Björnsson, the Icelandic strongman and Game of Thrones star, can deadlift over 1,100 pounds.

We don’t have wands, but Steve Jobs, Walt Disney, and Elon Musk can inspire and enchant.

In many ways, reality outshines fiction. In comics, powers require a radioactive spider, alien lineage, or billionaire parentage. Odds are you’d be a muggle, not the sorcerer supreme. But in our world, we can cultivate our own magic. We have agency.

“I find the harder I work, the luckier I become.” — Thomas Jefferson

It doesn’t arrive on our schedule or obey a flick of the wrist—but it’s there.

“The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams."

— Eleanor Roosevelt

No one is born a wizard or a muggle. Magic is earned through effort and time.

The only question is—what kind of magic will you choose to create?