The (Video) Game of Life

     The video games that I like to play are word games, "brain teasers", and puzzles.  I am not into action video games.  They can take a long time to master and I get frustrated with them quickly.  Also, once I start playing, i want to beat the game.  This ends up being way too time consuming for me and I always seem to have a bunch of other stuff that I "should" be doing. 

     Saying all of the above,  i find that video games are a form of meditation for some people.  Have you noticed how focused a person is when they are playing video games?  They are in a whole other world and the present one around them disappears into oblivion. You can walk into the room where they are and go unnoticed!  It is them and the game. 

     Each person should create their own hi-def video "game of life", and play it until they figure out how to win.  The same focus that one has on a game is able to be used at any task at hand when one figures out how to redirect and apply that energy. 

     Think of how proud parents would be if their children (or the parents themselves!) were as focused on their studies and work as they were on "farm heroes saga".  How satisfying would it be if you walked into the room and your children were so deep into a math problem that they didn't even see you.

     What if you were as passionate about your life goals as you were about beating your buddies in "words with friends"? (smh at those that who used cheat apps) 

     How about being as set on reaching that next level for yourself as you were on the next level of "candy crush"?

     No judgement, just something to think about. 

     Take a sec and notice the "zone" that you are in when you are playing games while passing time on train home and see how you are able to take that same zone to other parts of life.

     Next, take a minute to think about what you would do as "work" all day even if you weren't getting paid for it (just like we don't get paid for playing games).  What you would do without getting paid is your "passion".  Figure out how you can get paid for your passion and make this your "game of life" and "game for life". 

     Play to win and win the game.