Life's Biggest Gamble

     Sitting at a poker table is like sitting across from someone that you're on a first date with.  Let's be honest, we're waiting for luck to strike, and for magic to happen.  We're nervous, we're hopeful, we can feel it.  One hand can change it all, just like that one person can change it all. 
     Love is our heart's finest gamble.  We risk it all in hopes of a better outcome - to walk away with more than what we brought to the table.  We want the butterflies, and the adrenaline.  We want to win, and that same feeling to last forever.  Someone once said, "if the house always wins, why gamble?"  To that I say, "why not?"  No matter what, win or lose, we still win.  We win because we're able to learn how to be better, how to play better, when to fold, and when not to fold. 
     Some people lay it all on the line, never fearing the outcome.  Some people bet the minimum, never being able to reap the full winnings.  Some never bet at all, as they can't understand why someone would play the game in the first place. 
     Win or lose, it's an ultimate rush - whether that rush is temporary or permanent.  Every action we take is a gamble, a chance.  However, in the game of love, folding almost hurts as bad as losing everything.  Some say it may be easier to not play the game at all, rather than losing and walking away with nothing.  I choose to risk it all - time and time again.  I laid my full heart on the table almost two years ago, and I win every single day.  I would have lost 10 more times to win the jackpot that I have now. 

Lay it all on the line.  Risk it all.  Play with your heart, but take your brain with you.

As always, Marley and I love you very much.  Have a safe Memorial Day weekend! XOXO

My jackpot.