Thursday, 8 August 2013

All competitions have winners and losers. Yet often the results can involve very fine distinctions. The difference between success and failure may be a narrow margin indeed. Think, for example, about a recent endeavour of yours. You tried so hard, you came so close but somehow, you were pipped at the post. Are you now inclined to see that defeat as a catastrophe, confirming your complete unsuitability to challenge? Might that be a very dramatic exaggeration? It could be time for you to try again. 
It is one thing to win a battle and another to win a war. Great tacticians soon learn to make this important distinction. A victory is hardly a triumph if it comes at too high a cost or if it unintentionally sets back the progress of a cause. If, for example, you want to disarm an opponent, it may prove helpful to let them feel that they have the upper-hand in a tense situation. This may cause them to lower their guard. Thus allowing you the freedom to make a move that they would otherwise be too quick to spot and stop. 
Sometimes, we all like to make a lot of fuss about nothing. It is a comforting, reassuring process to go through. We know that we can stop at any time. That's not a luxury afforded to us if the fuss is about something substantial! In your emotional life, a lot of hot air is now being produced. Hot air, of course, is powerful. It can fill a balloon and lift it high above the ground. That may suit you if you want to get carried away. But if you don't, just make sure that you keep the corridors of your mind well ventilated with the winds of reason.
All is set. The show is about as ready as it will ever be. The audience awaits. It is now as if an inevitable drama must be played out. You're not sure how well suited you are to your part. Gradually, you'll realise that you were born to take on a particular role. Time will give you a vitally significant role to play. This may not involve fame in the classic sense of the word, but it will certainly bring fulfilment.

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