Comments | eyeofcanaan: Winning is the Name of the Game

eyeofcanaan

Winning is the Name of the Game

Jul 01, 2005 14:54

"Truly, winning is the name of the game. It means a better lifestyle for you, financial security, status, and corporate and community power. To win you must change the way you approach day-to-day situations. You must have the courage to choose the harder right over the easier wrong... You must change the way you look at failure. Doing so is as ( Read more... )

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firestrike July 1 2005, 15:11:08 UTC

And every key term in that citation is defined subjectively. Winning, better, right, wrong, failure - they are all products of your mind, your goals, and your expectations. Defining your terms is the first step.

-M

*smiles broadly* eyeofcanaan July 3 2005, 22:41:54 UTC

Exactly. Give this man a gold star.

It is about perspective, but it is also about pushing through the obstacles both physical and mental to achieve the goals that you set for yourself.

That's the amazing thing about dream-chasing. If you want it bad enough you will find solutions to the problems regardless of what they are. That is achieved by pure will and determination alone, an internal force of power. It is why countless times in history, when our soldiers were backed into no-win situations, by their unwaivering belief in their cause gave them the determination to turn the tides of battle and succeed... even though everyone else considered them lost.

The human spirit is an unstoppable god-like force. Given the motivation there is nothing the individual cannot achieve. *grins* We're cool like that. Somewhere along the way, we just forgot to believe.

YT.

Re: *smiles broadly* mackatlaw July 7 2005, 22:42:47 UTC

"The human spirit is an unstoppable god-like force. Given the motivation there is nothing the individual cannot achieve."

The above sounds great, and I like the sentiment -- I love thinking that nothing can stop me if I believe! -- but there are things that people cannot achieve, regardless of motivation. Human flesh and bone and the laws of physics still define our existence. We still ultimately die. Even for what we can achieve within those contraints, there may be ethical reasons that we decide not to achieve those.

Mack

phantomdancer July 1 2005, 16:51:37 UTC

welcome back to LJ land...

Har har... eyeofcanaan July 3 2005, 22:34:14 UTC

Very funny. Be glad I posted anything at all considering you know the issues I have with time constraints.

Feh! Some people are never happy. *wink*

YT.

I'd like to hear more... darkkatpouncing July 1 2005, 17:31:21 UTC

...Im in the process of defining my own boundaries and balancing that with progressive/positive growth/success in my life. It's good food for thought.

Re: I'd like to hear more... eyeofcanaan July 3 2005, 22:45:52 UTC

*smirk* The fact that you are looking to explore those boundaries is the first step of a very long journey. A journey which, if you succeed, you never stop learning lessons from. That's a very good thing, btw.

Challenge yourself. That is where you will start finding the first answers. Are there any goals that you remember setting and didn't achieve yet? Why not?

Ultimately, you (of all people) will know where to start and when. Keep your eyes open, Kat. It's coming, Darling. Be ready!

YT.

Winning? mackatlaw July 1 2005, 18:29:23 UTC

I don't think winning is the point.

But I may approaching this from a more Buddhist-type perspective. I think improvement is great, though, as long as that level of advancement isn't taken to be more important than it is.

Mack

Re: Winning? eyeofcanaan July 3 2005, 22:50:32 UTC

>> I don't think winning is the point. <<

*eyebrow* Why not?

>> But I may approaching this from a more Buddhist-type perspective. I think improvement is great, though, as long as that level of advancement isn't taken to be more important than it is. <<

Firestrike and I explored this a little earlier in his reply just before yours. Take a look at it if you are interested -- it explores my opinion of why a chose the quote.

Just for reference, I think what spoke to me more about Barber's words is how he viewed failure. It really is a matter of perspective, and when you no longer accept it for any reason there is great responsibility, but also great empowerment and liberation. Think about it and come to your own conclusions.

YT.

Re: Winning? mackatlaw July 7 2005, 22:39:29 UTC

I read what you both said, and I can see your point, about setting goals and achieving them. I suppose I think that setting goals is good, and so is achieving them, but that's not everything. I suppose winning to me implies that someone else has to lose. I don't see it like that. It's almost as if winning implies that I have to compete to get something from life. And if I gain something in life, why should I call it winning? Again, that's my personal definitions.

You're talking about the power of will to achieve what you desire, and I think that's great. Force of will and the desire to act has achieved amazing things. I also think there is liberation in deciding not to want something, or deciding not to compete.

Mack