Painting by Belynda Wilson Thomas
In the game of life, we must play what is dealt to us, and the glory consists, not so much in winning, but in playing a poor hand well. Josh Billings
Our team plays an important game, and we are sure we’ve lost it early in the game. We wake up and our team is out of the playoffs, but the birds are still singing, newly planted flowers and vegetables look beautiful and vigorous. Our family is as healthy as it was yesterday, and life goes on.
We get caught up in the fortunes of the teams we root for. Watching them gives us a little excitement in our lives. For a few brief weeks, we dream this could be our year. The sports we watch on TV or the games we attend are not important games unless our children are playing, because we are just spectators in someone else’s game.
The important game is our game, the game of life. Too soon, our game will end, the opportunities, missed plays, wins, and losses will be over. Do we wish we’d played a better game, made better choices, taken a chance instead of playing it safe, or played it safe instead of taking a chance?
We are where we are, but it doesn’t mean we don’t still have choices. Are we in the first period of life, second, or third, and will we get a chance at overtime? I watched a heartwarming movie, “Nonna’s,” the other night. It’s about overcoming loss, following your heart, and taking a chance. It’s based on a true story about everyday people chasing a dream.
Every small business is someone’s dream of a better life. Some small businesses become big businesses, but they all start in someone’s mind first. Businesses come and go; some live long after their creator. This week, Canadian Tire bought the branding and intellectual property from the Hudson’s Bay Company. One iconic Canadian company will own the multicolored stripes motif, coat of arms, houseware brands Gluckstein and Distinctly Home, and the apparel line Hudson North.
Ultimately the way to win the game of life, is found in only one thing: Our ability to choose meaning in any life circumstance. Become the master of meaning and you master your life. Tony Robbins
Change is always coming, some of it we like and some we don’t, but we must accept the bitter with the sweet. How often do we wish things were different, but if we want something different in our lives, we must do something different? We’ll have to take a chance, get out of our comfort zone, try something we’ve never tried, or return to something we gave up on when life got in the way.
Life is about choices, some we’ll be proud of, some we’ll regret, and some will haunt us forever, but the choices we didn’t make haunt us as well. The things that coulda, woulda, and shoulda been, if only…
We might wish we’d stayed with something longer, or given up sooner. Maybe we wish we’d travelled more, taken the opportunity far away, or stayed close to family and loved ones. When we say yes to something, we are saying no to something else, and we have to be okay with that. Time spent doing something means it isn’t time spent doing something else. We can juggle a few things, and we have to choose what those things will be.
What would we choose if we knew we couldn’t fail? What would we like to do, but doesn’t seem worth the effort to make the changes needed to make it happen? What if we took the chance? Is a new adventure waiting if we get out of our comfort zone? Are we waiting for a push, a sign, or a cataclysmic event to make a change we want to make?
Most people consider life a battle, but it is not a battle; it is a game. Florence Scovel Shinn
Life is a dream for the wise, a game for the fool, a comedy for the rich, a tragedy for the poor. Sholom Aleichem
Life is a song – sing it. Life is a game – play it. Life is a challenge – meet it. Life is a dream – realize it. Life is a sacrifice – offer it. Life is love – enjoy it. Sal Baba
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