The versatility of the world and its people reminds me of the singularity of our core.
At the end of the day, we all want the same thing...happiness, security, and peace.
At the end of the day, we all want the same thing...happiness, security, and peace.
I have been to some of the poorest villages in India and seen the happiest children, and living in America, I have seen some of the richest people, miserable beyond hope.
Everyday I talk to low stakes grinders who have a thirst to improve and get better.. always seeing their glass as half full...
And everyday I talk to big names who can retire today from poker and go do whatever they want, but are depressed beyond all reason.
Happiness is a universal truth....we all want it...
and yet the luxuries we seek often times cloud us from truly discovering it.
It is easy to get washed away by the intrusive tides of poker. It has a way of infiltrating into our minds.. some of us sit at work, obsessing about getting home so we can jump into a sng.. some of us obsess sitting at home.. waiting for cash games to start, sngs to fill, tourneys to start registering...it is easy to get caught up in the theme of "money" and "scores"...
Poker can suck the life out of you, if you let it...Poker can rear its ugly head and swallow your money, your security, your mind...
Being so immersed in poker between playing, being a pro on pokercurious and pokerxfactor, coaching etc..I have to take a few steps back often.. to keep my life in perspective....
At the end of the day, I have to remind myself that my bankroll doesn't define me... neither does winning a sunday major, or being ranked on pocket fives... I am much much much more than a deck of cards...my wings soar higher than the felt...my purpose in life reaches farther than this 2-dimensional computer screen.
I define myself.
I define myself.
