Indiana
01-01-2006, 03:09 PM
Had been making a killing last few months. Then just last week it starting coming apart. I realized that I was trying too hard and pushing my cards too far. Some may call it burnout but that wasn't really it. Then last night I lay in bed thinking about what to do. I woke up and made a large cashout, leaving only 3K in my stars account, and decided to take a month off from poker. Then I went back to bed an thought it through. I was putting too much pressure on myself, plain and simple. I had gotten away from how much I loved this game and that gave me perspective, the kind of perspective that wakes you up and puts you into place. Rather than taking off time, drinking away my problems, or whatever...I decided to face my problems head on and get back in the game. I realized that I truly love this game, win or lose, and that I must stop putting so much pressure on myself to continue raking in large buckets of cash every night. This is not my job, its my passion. Perspective is good. You must love poker, just like you would love a woman. It will bring heartaches and be fickle, hell, it will even break your heart at times. But if you love the game, and only if you love the game, will you be fruitful. I'm in love. Perspective is good.
Indy
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