Ok! So it's time that I confess. I have a slight addiction to Candy Crush Saga. I play first thing in the morning, last thing before I go to bed, all during the day. At first I just thought it was a good distraction to deal with my social anxiety. You know, I'm looking at my phone so I don't "have" to talk to folks until I build my confidence and look up. Right?! I've caught myself wanting to play it so much that I would have the game open on my laptop, cell phone and Kindle all so I could continue playing when I ran out of lives on one device. Like most addicts, I say that I can't be too bad as I've never spent any money on the game. I just refuse to do so no matter how tempting 2 hours of lives for 99 cents sounds. Yep, I've got it bad.
Still, with anything there can be a bright side. I'm pretty advanced as far as levels (425 in one world and 215 in the other) and am working on a particularly difficult one at the moment. I had three particular candy combinations and was excited because finally, all things were aligning. I got the hardest combinations first and only had the easiest one left. I had enough moves left. I switched and matched candies making my way to my goal. I finally aligned the two candies together that I needed when to my utter dismay, I was out of moves. How was this even possible? For just an instant, I was heartbroken as those candies don't normally line up like they did in this game; but then I collected myself and started a new game determined to beat this level sooner or later.
You know, this happens in life. you get to the edge of a dream, so close you can see or even taste it. It's right before you and something comes at the last moment to dash your chance. You have two choices in this scenario. Get angry, accept defeat or pick yourself up and try again. The reality is if you quit you'll never know the joy of victory. But if you keep trying, you can discover joys along the journey and maybe even reach the "candy" promise land.
So wherever you are today on the path; DO NOT QUIT!!!!
Still, with anything there can be a bright side. I'm pretty advanced as far as levels (425 in one world and 215 in the other) and am working on a particularly difficult one at the moment. I had three particular candy combinations and was excited because finally, all things were aligning. I got the hardest combinations first and only had the easiest one left. I had enough moves left. I switched and matched candies making my way to my goal. I finally aligned the two candies together that I needed when to my utter dismay, I was out of moves. How was this even possible? For just an instant, I was heartbroken as those candies don't normally line up like they did in this game; but then I collected myself and started a new game determined to beat this level sooner or later.
You know, this happens in life. you get to the edge of a dream, so close you can see or even taste it. It's right before you and something comes at the last moment to dash your chance. You have two choices in this scenario. Get angry, accept defeat or pick yourself up and try again. The reality is if you quit you'll never know the joy of victory. But if you keep trying, you can discover joys along the journey and maybe even reach the "candy" promise land.
So wherever you are today on the path; DO NOT QUIT!!!!