Life Lessons, Day #2

#2: "You can't win if you don't play."

Basketball? Yes.
Scrabble? Yes.
Life? Yes, this is actually what I'm talking about.

This may seem like a very simple and obvious statement, but when I heard it on the radio a while back, I repeated it several times (yes, out loud, in my car) and at that moment, it was the most profound statement I'd ever heard.

Let's face it, nobody likes to lose. We want to win. We want the "blue ribbon, gold medal, new car" of life. However, we're not going to even have a shot at winning if we don't attempt to... so we have to play. We have to put ourselves out there and participate in life. Going along with yesterday's life lesson, we have to tell beautiful stories with our lives every single day. Again, this should be so obvious, however, why don't we always do this?

Fear. of. rejection. failure. losing.

As the old saying goes, "you win some, you lose some"... and this is true, but if you DON'T play... or put yourself out there... or go on that date... or make that career move... or set a goal... or try something new... or make that phone call... or step outside of your comfort zone... or believe in the wonderful person that you are... then let's face it, you won't just lose some, you'll lose every time.

Give yourself a chance to win!
Will you "win" the first time? Maybe. And then again, maybe not. However, at least you will know that you have made an effort to win, and that is HUGE!!

Don't live on the sidelines of your own life. "You can't win if you don't play!"