There are rules. Like it or not, we are taught about the rules of life, of society, of our family, of our school, of our community etc. People tell us these rules, people model these rules, people write out these rules, people gently reinforce these rules, and sometimes people aggressively reinforce these rules.
You see, this is the game and you are playing it, so these are the rules.
But, what if, just like bulk emails, we got the option to unsubscribe from the rules? You know when you get a bulk email, there needs to be a place where you can click a hyperlink to unsubscribe. You get that right. You can exercise that right anytime that you want. Often, you just scroll down to the bottom of the email where you can conveniently click a hyperlink and remove yourself from the bulk email game. Sometimes, you get a choice about how much you would like to unsubscribe, a little, mostly, or all of the way.
What if in this game of life we got to unsubscribe from the rules that didn’t serve us. Hear me out, I know this may sound crazy but hear me out. What if you took back your power about what you thought work hours looked like, what you thought love looked like, what you thought meditation looked like, what you thought weekends looked like, what you thought dinner looked like, what you thought exercise looked like. I could go on and on. But, what if you challenged all of your current belief systems and only kept the ones that serve you. What if you stepped out of the game, out of the lane that you have been playing in, and by playing the game the way that you wanted, you automatically won?
