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It’s JustIt’s JustA GameA Game
Of Of Life!!!Life!!!
Here we are, afraid of
losing what we have all
the time, holding on to it
so tight that not a soul
can touch it. We think by
hiding it from the world,
it's hidden and it's ours.
It is healthy when fear of loss helps us take steps to
protect what we have worked hard to attain, but it is
unhealthy to continue to fear something we can do
nothing about. Nothing is. Nothing ever will be.
For, nothing ever was.
Here we are, so insecure Here we are, so insecure thatthat
we are we are afraid of re-afraid of re-starting ourstarting our
liveslives, so we just carry on , so we just carry on tryingtrying
to sort out the current to sort out the current mess. mess.
The thought that we should The thought that we should give it allgive it all
up and just start all over up and just start all over - - with nothingwith nothing
-might cross our minds some might cross our minds some time, time,
sure, but we get scared and sure, but we get scared and we pushwe push
away anything that scares away anything that scares us. us.
If you think there is anything If you think there is anything that you have, that's yours, be that you have, that's yours, be it money, a house, a job, or a it money, a house, a job, or a girlfriend... girlfriend... it's nothing but an it's nothing but an illusion. illusion. It'll all disappear... in It'll all disappear... in one blow. One blow, my man.one blow. One blow, my man.
We need to remember that We need to remember that focusing ourfocusing our
energy on fear energy on fear can actually can actually create whatcreate what
scares us, and scares us, and holding tightly holding tightly to what to what
we have we have keeps us from keeps us from participating inparticipating in
the universal flow of the universal flow of abundance andabundance and
instead creates stagnation. instead creates stagnation.
Since we can only really Since we can only really control control
our thoughts and our our thoughts and our responses,responses,
gaining proper gaining proper perspective perspective maymay
be key to conquering such be key to conquering such fears. fears.
The letters of the word The letters of the word "fear" "fear"
can be used to stand for can be used to stand for ""False Evidence Appearing False Evidence Appearing
RealReal." ."
Fears of being separated Fears of being separated from from
something or someone we something or someone we feel wefeel we
need for our security or need for our security or happinesshappiness
comes from a delusion-a comes from a delusion-a distorteddistorted
way of way of understanding understanding ourselves ourselves
and the world around us.and the world around us.
When we understand that When we understand that possessionspossessions
are only representations of are only representations of the energythe energy
at work in our lives, at work in our lives, we can we can shift our shift our
attention to the right and attention to the right and proper placeproper place. .
We can stop fearing We can stop fearing loss of money or loss of money or success because success because
when we understand when we understand how it is created, how it is created, we we
can always create can always create more. more.
We can stop fearing loss of possessions
when we realize that they are not the
source of our joy or well-being but
only icing on our cakes.
And when we understand the energy of love, we And when we understand the energy of love, we need not need not hold anyone toohold anyone too
close close for fear of losing them for we know that love does for fear of losing them for we know that love does not diminish when not diminish when
it is given or shared but expands beyond boundaries of it is given or shared but expands beyond boundaries of time or space. time or space.
By focusing our light on our fears, By focusing our light on our fears, they arethey are
revealed as revealed as mere shadows mere shadows that that disappear disappear
in the presence of mind and in the presence of mind and spirit. spirit.
We can choose We can choose insteadinstead
to direct to direct our our thoughts thoughts
and creative power and creative power toward things of toward things of
true true value-love, value-love, abundance,abundance,
peace, passion, and peace, passion, and joy. joy.
These are energies These are energies that that
are always available are always available to usto us
when we place when we place ourselves ourselves
confidently in confidently in the the universaluniversal
flow of abundance.flow of abundance.
There is nothing you There is nothing you can can
ever achieve or gain ever achieve or gain that that
you cannot lose, in a you cannot lose, in a mattermatter
of seconds. You have of seconds. You have nevernever
gained enoughgained enough to not to not be be
able to lose it all, in able to lose it all, in just just
a few minutes. a few minutes.
What you think is yours, was What you think is yours, was never yoursnever yours
and will never be yours. and will never be yours. Whatever you Whatever you
make here, you leave here. make here, you leave here. You You came came
naked and you're going to go naked and you're going to go back back
naked. So what are you afraid naked. So what are you afraid of?of?
Let all be lost. Let Let all be lost. Let them them
take away take away everything. everything. AsAs
long as you have long as you have your your
heart beating heart beating strong, asstrong, as
long as you have long as you have your your
nostrils working nostrils working fine, as fine, as
long as the blood long as the blood flows inflows in
your veins, you will your veins, you will live, live,
you will breathe you will breathe and you and you
can get it all back... can get it all back... again and again. again and again.
For, if you can do it For, if you can do it once, youonce, you
can damn well do it can damn well do it again. again. It'sIt's
just a game we playjust a game we play - - Life. Life.
Thank You Very MuchThank You Very MuchR.B.DAREKARR.B.DAREKAR