22 Good Luck Kitties Wishing You The Best Week of the Year

Briana Viser • Writer and Editor

Nov 4, 2026 8:45 AM EST

We all need a bit of luck in our lives, and cats have been a long standing symbol of luck for many cultures. Let them bring you luck this week, and hope for a great month to (almost) end the year!

When life feels like it's bogging you down, like it's too much for you to handle, sometimes the only option that's left is to hope. Hope gets us through a lot, and there's a neuroscience to our brains feeding us positive thoughts and reminders. When we're consumed with negativity, it actually affects our nervous system and health, and some would argue it can affect everything else around you. You lose nothing to be carefree, so when life gets to be too much it's important to take a step back, take a breath, and just wish for good things.

You know those cats with their paw up as if they're beckoning you? It's a good luck cat, and a traditional Japanese figure called a Maneki-neko and it's a symbol of wealth, prosperity, and good fortune. I was just in Japan for three weeks and they're really everywhere. Japan sees cats as protectors of the home, and at I Cat Has Cheezburger, we agree! My cat is definitely sitting at my apartment right now warding off bad energy and evil spirits. I really believe in the voice inside our heads. When we tell ourselves bad things, or that something won't work out, or that there's no point or that everything will turn out bad, it will. When we tell ourselves that everything will work out, it may not, but there's no harm in the positive thoughts that come with it. So this week, let yourself be enchanted by the world, let things speak to you in a language you're not used to hearing, to show you symbols you wouldn't ordinarily notice. Let the world show you the immense pawsitivity through cats and other things. Let this be your best week and your week of luck!

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We're naturally inclined to look for patterns and meaning in things. Ever have something happen to you that just felt too timely, or too mysterious for rationality to kick in? That's when something wonderful happens unexpectedly, and in those cases we want to believe there was a reason. Of course, there are those who think everything is random. But why not have both? Why not think everything is random, and at the same time be able to see that you can still apply your own meaning. Meaning is that gives life breath and beauty. Chance, timing, preparation, and opportunity all come into play in all of our lives, and our moods also affect those things. Of course, not every fortunate event needs to be explained. But there are times when they do. Maybe that's the loveliest thing about luck. We can't always control what happens to us, but we can occasionally become the good fortune someone else was hoping to find. And with this Japanese good luck cat charm, you're sure to have an incredible week and maybe even have an experience you never thought you'd have.
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