The Perfect Game

The Perfect Game is without a doubt the most influential game I have incorporated into my life. I have had positive experiences, received substantial results, and lived an exciting full-out life, as a result of playing The Perfect Game. Wanna play?

Here are the rules so you can play too. Ready?

1. Continue doing what you are already doing.
2. What ever happens next in your life, declare it PERFECT. That's it!

Sounds too simple to be valid?

Einstein once said, "Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler."

The concept of The Perfect Game is simple. The execution is the challenge.

Let's say you have been planning a trip over the last year. You plan to fly from Seattle to Chicago, spend a day with family, and then continue on to N.Y. for a week in the Big Apple. Today is the day your flight is to leave for Chicago and you have family members planning to pick you up later tonight. A lot of preparation has gone into this trip and you have looked forward to it for over a year.

When you arrive at the airport to check in you suddenly realize something is wrong with your reservation. They have re-routed your flight from Seattle to Denver and then on to N.Y. instead of Chicago! As it turns out all flights into Chicago that day have been canceled because major thunder heads are hanging over the city and record rains are falling in the area.

What do you do? Do you scream and shout and blame the airport attendant for ruining your trip? Do you call every other airline, bus, train company in the area looking for a way into Chicago? Do you remain attached to what you had planned?

Or do you DECLARE IT PERFECT, call your relatives to say you aren't going to make it, and go on to N.Y. adding a day to your adventure there instead.

My favorite quote is "God laughs at the plans of men." Whether you believe in God or not, don't you find it hilarious how we (humans) are always making grandiose plans that never, ever, seem to work out the way we want them to? Sure, things may happen almost the way you planned them, but when was the last time you had an event go exactly the way you planned it? How many times has an event worked out exactly the opposite of the way you planned it?

The point is, you have no idea of knowing what the big picture really is.

Declare it PERFECT.

Realize that all things happen for a reason.

When you do this you open up the door to a whole realm of potential outcomes that were previously unavailable to you. Your life becomes magical. You will experience joy and bliss as well as new experiences that will blow your mind.

In time you will notice your perspective on the world will begin to change. Suddenly tragedies will have less impact on your psyche. If you wake up in the morning and spill coffee on your white shirt, declare it perfect. If you stub your toe, instead of screaming and swearing, declare it perfect. Thank the Universe for showing you some contrast to how great you have it the rest of the time. Before long, you may find yourself saying, "Yes! I won the lottery today! IT'S PERFECT!!!"

The truth is, dear friend, that your real life's purpose is whatever you decide it is. Renew gratitude for what you have in your life. Take 4 seconds right now and think of one thing in your life you are grateful for. Everyday is another chance to remind yourself you are only 4 seconds to freedom! Because freedom is a state of mind. Start now!