Tag: mind

Life is like cards

Posted on by philipdodson

We could choose not to cry about the hand we got dealt or we could be a victim.

We can change it anytime and we can always play another hand…now.

Life is a fun game that we make the rules to, if we choose to see it that way, or we can listen to our mind and believe it’s all serious and stay stuck.

If you love playing cards, you’ll love life…no game is ever the same and the possibilities are endless. It’s not about winning or losing, it’s about being at the table, taking part and having fun, knowing there’s always the next hand.

However, to enjoy it you have to have the right approach, belief, positivity and a smile.

This is the world’s greatest blog post

Posted on by philipdodson

It could be…or it might not be.

It is all a personal opinion. It will depend on your view.

Opinions are formed by our ego and they are temporary mental forms, that we attach to, and then they have to be defended at all costs, in many cases, quite literally by some crazy ego-maniacs.

This is the challenge with attachment, it becomes personal. We label everything as ‘my ‘x”. For example, once ‘the car’ becomes ‘my car’, rather than just ‘the car’ then it is an extension of ourselves and so if someone scratches it, it is felt like we’ve been scratched.

The same is true with opinions, once we attach to them and the ego is involved, then it is seen by the mind as a matter of life and death. The ego is fragile and to be wrong is a threat to its very existence.

It really does not matter whether or not this is the world’s greatest blog post or not, it does not matter if you like it or not. What matters to me is that I enjoy the doing, I enjoy writing this, in this moment and it brings me joy. If it brings something to others, well that is an added piece of joy for me.

Anything else is for other people’s minds and views and my view is simply that, a view that matters not.

This is a path that will lead to peace and no pressure or burden of expectation