Sometimes success takes hard work, other times it’s pure chance. These real-life stories show how luck—good or bad—can turn everything around.

• A man’s car broke down in the mountains, only for his grandfather to appear as the first car on the road.

• A woman’s antique sewing machine turned out to have diamonds hidden inside, saving her after a divorce.

• A teacher adopted an orphaned girl from her class who asked, “Are you my mother?”

• A first-time fisher caught a massive bass on her very first cast.

• Someone searched the city for chocolate—only to find it waiting in a drawer at home.

• A struggling student passed thanks to a professor who loved cats.

• Finding $50 in the snow gave one broke worker a fresh start.

• A hotel stay abroad led a couple to an unexpected pregnancy.

• A lost necklace turned up in the oddest place: inside a shoe.

• A chance magazine article helped someone ace a job interview.

• Lost dog posters seemed to magically bring the pet home.

• An airplane seat swap led to an empty row for a couple.

• A man found cash on a riverbank just when he needed it.

• Cleaning an attic reunited old childhood friends.

• A woman misdiagnosed with infertility left a toxic marriage—luck in disguise.

• A mysterious “milkman” secretly delivered fresh milk to a struggling mother until she got back on her feet.

Luck isn’t always good, but sometimes it shows up just when it’s needed most.