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play to win.

are you building atop a wounded foundation? we find out when things fall apart, as we are naturally disinclined to tear down what we build. and yet, every tower moment, every chapter that closes, comes to us as a gift.

psychology and medicine can offer tools to help us identify the fault lines and cracks pointing us to the source, while spiritual practices are what we use to let it all go. forgiveness and detachment are not mental decisions or emotional behaviors. and the only required consensus is internal: the body has to let it go. the heart has to let it go. the soul has to let it go. we become the version of ourselves that finds and heals the wound, releasing what weighs us down. this is what our soul came here to do.

do you know why there’s no single answer to, “what’s the hardest hurt we humans have to heal?” the variety of hurts are innumerable; many of us have more than one, though much suffering stems from a wound of perceived lack or inadequacy.

and here’s the thing: you’ll not find champions among those who entered the game just to prove they were “good enough.” champions play because they know they can win. if not now, then next time. they compete from a place of wholeness, understanding that we have more to learn from our losses than our wins. there’s a big energetic difference between “winner that plays to win” and “loser that plays to win.”

which one are you?