Sometimes we just gotta take a step back and let our minds rest-rest from everyone and everything so that the focuses of our spirit and minds sharpen, so that we do not fall. So that we do not lose, take a break from it all. Take a break from cards. "Know when to hold them and know when to fold them." Also, know when to play and when not to.

Chopra said "life is a cycle of rest and activity."

It's the same with the game. In my opinion, without one there cannot be the other. Take a break!

Stu Unger, the best player of his era, died a sad death. Heath Ledger died. Let's not stay on the "activity" side and forget to rest. We need balance; we must rest to maintain life.

I realize I may sound very random, but I must express that neither you nor I are larger than life, we are only human...

I did not write the following, I was blessed to read it and I had to share it. I hope that it maybe soothes your soul the way it did mine. MAYBE ...

Maybe... God wanted us to meet the wrong people before meeting the right one so that, when we finally meet the right person, we will know how to be grateful for that gift.

Maybe... when the door of happiness closes, another opens; but oftentimes, we look so long at the closed door that we don't even see the new one which has been opened for us.

Maybe... it is true that we don't know what we have until we lose it, but it is also true that we don't know what we have been missing until it arrives.

Maybe... the happiest of people don't necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the most of everything that comes along their way.

Maybe... the brightest future will always be based on a forgotten past; after all, you can't go on successfully in life until you let go of your past mistakes, failures and heartaches.

Maybe... you should dream what you want to dream; go where you want to go; be what you want to be, because you have only one life and one chance to do all the things you dream of and want to do Maybe... there are moments in life when you miss someone-a parent, a spouse, a friend, a child- so much that you just want to pick them from your dreams and hug them for real.

Maybe... the best kind of friend is the kind you can sit on a porch and swing with, never say a word, and then walk away feeling like it was the best conversation you've ever had. We should all have one.

Maybe... you should always try to put yourself in others' shoes. If you feel that something could hurt you, it probably will hurt the other person, too. Maybe... you should do something nice for someone every single day, even if it is simply to leave them alone.

Maybe... giving someone all your love is never an assurance that they will love you back. Don't expect love in return; just wait for it to grow in their heart; but if it doesn't, be content that it grew in yours.

Maybe... happiness waits for all those who cry, all those who hurt, all those who have searched, and all those who have tried, for only they can appreciate the importance of all the people who have touched their lives.

And the last maybe...when you were born, you were crying and everyone around you was smiling. Maybe... you should try to live your life so that when you die, you are the one who is smiling and everyone around you is crying.