“7 months back I lost my job. Job loss led to various health issues. I have lost almost all my savings. I am finding it difficult to keep my sanity. Any advice before I loose it completely, please?”.
I was asked by a participant recently in one of my sessions.
“In our childhood, we used to play a game.
In the game, one player used to stand in the middle and the others would play every tricks possible, from making funny moves, imitating characters, cracking jokes to make the player in the middle laugh.
As little as a smile, and the player in the middle, would loose the game.
It was a game of nerves. It was about who would blink first.
The key to win was, ignore the distractions by keeping the mind busy and just hang in there, till others give up.
Our lives also play the same game, with us standing in the middle.
With life, only difference is, life plays every tricks to make us cry and give up.
It throws all kinds of spanners, negativity in our way to make us feel angry, frustrated, aggrieved so that after a point we quit and loose.
And unfortunately, that’s the easy part.
The key to winning is the same, ignore the distractions and negativity by doing all it takes to make a turn around and just hang in there.
Those who win, to them loosing is simply not an option.
Let me tell you a secret, 10 years down the line, when you would look back it’s not your bank balance or swanky cars, that will make you feel proud.
It’s the character that you shown, in front of greatest adversities that life thrown at you, is some thing that not just you but also your children would proudly talk about”.
Wish you all the best”.