I agree that luck plays a big role in our successes. We all want to believe in our own personal talent and genius, but the fact is a lot of it boils down to good old fashioned horse shoes up the wazoo.

The very fact that we were fortunate enough to be born in rich countries with Internet access is lucky enough. There are still a couple of billion people out there living on a few dollars per day.

Thanks for the comment and I love you sense of humor and writing style. I have just checked out your blog and even though new will definitely be following.

Good luck in your non yoga matt, slightly less unbathed, hairy, dumpster-diving homeless man life.

You make two killer points that I’ve been trying to remain conscious of anytime I feel even a remote drip of stress sweat dribble into my mouth…wait, that was weird. You know what I mean.

This idea of life = game. What’s the worst that could happen? All about taking risks, because the chances that they’ll ultimately benefit you in the long run are far greater than the chances of you becoming an unbathed, hairy, dumpster-diving homeless man. (Although, I might argue that homeless dudes have it pretty good sometimes. No one is hunting them down on their cell phones and/or trying to sell them eighty-two boxes of freaking thin mints door-to-door.)

The other concept of impermanence is, I think, really valuable and something that requires some serious reflection. My yoga mat awaits that jazz.

I think the overall message we need to be mindful of is not to take ourselves too seriously. You want to couple your navy blue Kmart sweats & varsity hoodie with a pink boa to the grocery store? Do it up!

P.S. Just kidding. I’ve never done yoga in my life!

@Jen: Your comments always make me smile and feel all tingly. Thankyou.

@Jonathan: Excellent name my friend and I hope you enjoy the game of life more from now on. Cheers for the comment.