Should I Play All My Cards?

Should I play all my cards? 
March 13, 2019

If I play all my cards will I run out of cards to play? If I write all my quick writes at once, will I run out of inspiration? 

The idea that we could ever run out of something paralyzes us and locks us into believing in the scarcity principle- there is only a short supply.

So we stop playing to win, we stop writing and play everything close to the chest because we fear the reservoir will run dry. But the only thing to fear is fear itself. The river never runs dry. 

It is our fear and self-doubts that grow to block our creativity. They damn the river, it damns the free flow of ideas. 

It’s not the mountains we climb that wear us down, it’s the pebble in our shoe. It’s the small little pebbles of doubt and fear that hold us back. Not the mountains, not our bodies, not our abilities. Don’t let a small pebble become a bolder. 

Faith is much greater than any fear. We must learn to play with the spirit of possibility and endless joy. We must know the river always flows where our energy goes. 

If we attach our energy to a negative self-sabotaging idea then it will surely stop us dead in our tracks. We’ll freeze and inaction will be the norm. But if we let negative ideas pass without clinging to them and we keep believing in the goodness available to us then we’ll be going places. 

The dealer will always refresh your cards unless you quit. Therefore, the only person who could ever limit you, is you. It’s you against you everyday. You decide which you wins. Limiting or creative you? Your choice!

So when you’re faced with the choice of whether to go all in or hold back, I hope you go all in. I hope you play with the spirit and faith that there is an endless flow of ideas and creativity within you. I hope you trust inner self. Because in the end, nothing, not even defeat, is worse than knowing you could’ve given more. 

Play with faith and as you do just know that you are not alone. You are never alone. I am always with you. 

-Coach Z

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