I AM Open to Receiving

Last night I had the opportunity to play poker with some old high school friends. I was looking forward to connecting and having some good laughs. I was also looking forward to playing poker. I had not seen those friends or played poker in quite some time.

Poker is such a great game. There's obviously luck involved as with most card games but there is also strategy. That strategy could be understanding the odds but it is also understanding your opponents.

More importantly, mindset comes into play. This will affect your game and last night I was very aware of this for myself.

What I found was that I had thoughts holding me back. I was saying things to myself like:

• "I don't need to win this."
• "I'm probably not going to win this hand."
• "What will the guys think if I win this game."
• "I need to get home to my wife. This game is taking too long."
• "I need to get a good night sleep tonight. When will this game be over?"
• "Winning the $300 won't make my life any better so who cares if I win."
• "I'm just here to have fun."

All these thoughts prevented me from winning last night. I was holding myself back. I was not open to allowing the universe to let me win.

If I'm doing this with a simple game of poker, where else am I doing this in my life?

It's time to release the blockages!

I AM open to receiving.