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THE GAME OF LOVE

Taken from Coach's Corner Newsletter,
February 2007 edition

It's a game, the game of love and we are all players. It is probably the most important game we will ever play. Some of us might not realize that we are actually playing this game. We might need to be reminded that all of our experiences in life are part of a bigger game plan to learn about love.

The rules for this game are simple. Every day we make choices and our score in this game of love is based on the choices we make. Our score gets higher and the game gets easier when we choose love. Yes we have to choose love if we want to win this game. We are not in this game alone as we have lots of help along the way. It seems that the right players show up when we need to learn a new lesson. The lessons of love may include patience, compassion, honesty, integrity, kindness and understanding. What lessons are you learning right now?

If the game is played right, it will be fun, exciting, rewarding and effortless. The unique aspect of this game is that we keep our own score. However, if we try and cheat in the game of love, our experiences will come back and haunt us. Honesty is the cornerstone for this game. When we are angry, vengeful, or mean our score is lower and our experiences are more difficult. When we express kindness, compassion, or caring our score is higher and our experiences are more pleasing.

This is not a solo game, we have teammates all around us. Our intimate partners are usually our most important teammates, because they always reflect back the love that we give them. If you are not in a relationship now, then you might be learning lessons about self-love or love for those around you. Other players may include family members, neighbours, co-workers or the homeless person on the street corner.

We are all on the same team and there is no opponent. Players from other countries, those with different ethnic backgrounds, religious beliefs or philosophies, are all on the same team. We play this game about love together whether we like it or not. We don't have to agree with how others are playing the game. Their own experiences will reflect the choices they have made. Sometimes innocent players are caught up in negative experiences, due to some bad choices made by other players. Those innocent players might be making the greatest sacrifices of all in order to teach others an important lesson about love.

It is our responsibility to help each other learn about love. The easiest way to teach others about love is to be a good role model. We can do this by making choices based on love and expressing our love for others in thoughts, words and actions. We must also love ourselves unconditionally first and then we can spread our love to those closest to us. Soon our love will overflow to reach other players in the game. It is contagious really, love catches on quickly like a windy day on a grassy plain, where all the grasses dance together as the rhythm of the wind sings along.

By Bobby O'Neal
Creator of Syncrohearts - The Board Game you Love to Play and Play to Love
bobby@syncrohearts.com
www.syncrohearts.com

 

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