Strategy

Cards;

I've only been taught the basics.

Casinos;

People say that the only way to come out-on top is to play the hands.

That cards are the only way to win big not basing your chances on sheer luck.

How do you play.

Know how to read faces, predicts others' next moves.

Know your cards, know what to play based on what's laid on the table in front for you to see.

And based on what the others might be holding in their hands.

I don't go-about pretending to be a professional at this stuff.

I'm not.

Is it a guessing game? Or is it a brilliant Strategy?

Isn't it, though, the same with life.

When we are very little, our parents tell us we can be anything we dream of.

When we are older, they pressure us to have a plan.

Because it's the only way to be successful and live a comfortable life.

To come out on top is

To have a strategy.

How do you play life.

You do good in school. You work hard.

You help others and others help you.

What happens if your plan doesn't work out. 

You fall in love.  You have a family. You can't afford school. You loose the job you planned for so long to get you through.

Then something happens, that throws it all off.

The dealer puts down a two of spades, instead of that queen of hearts you were counting on to lay down a full house.

To walk away with all of the chips you'd been collecting, that you worked hard for, that you bet on this game.
They sit in the middle of a table.
Up for grabs.
The one with the best strategy takes all.

What then.

Life gets messy.  There's a saying: If you want to hear God laugh, tell him your plans.
Because plans are set to comfort us, to guide us.  And every once in a while life deals us a card that we didn't see coming.

You can give up.  

Toss your cards in the air, walk away from the table. 

Or you can DEAL.

Your choice.

Aimee KayLee.