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“Exhausted by the Game of Life? Step Off and Reclaim Yourself”




Hey, old friend…

When will you get tired of this endless game?

This game of the mind, this game of opposites—chasing… fleeing… spinning…

The merry-go-round keeps turning.

Different day.
Same ride.
Different costumes.
Different masks.
But the game?
It never really changes… does it?
You keep hoping this time it’ll feel different.
Hoping this time you’ll finally arrive.
But here’s the quiet truth:
You already are where you need to be.

Consider this, my friend…
The peace you seek? The contentment you chase?
It was never out there.
It’s here.
Now.
Always.
Living quietly beneath the noise of the mind.
It waits patiently and unchanged in the space between grasping and aversion.
It dwells between the rise and fall of each breath.
In the silence...
In the stillness...
Within you...

Notice—
When things go your way, you rise.
You feel light, happy, and victorious.
But what happens when life strays from your plan?
You fall.
You feel crushed.
Angry...Confused.
And so, the pendulum swings again.
Up… down…
Around you go…
And still, you ride.

But when will you stop?
When will you finally see the ride for what it is?
Temporary highs. Inevitable lows.
A hypnotic loop that never truly lands anywhere.

Pause...
Old friend, look up.
Look around.
If it’s freedom you seek—
It’s not waiting at the top of the next thrill.
Nor hiding at the bottom of the following fall.
It’s here.
In this moment.
Right here.
Right now.

Remember this…
You were never bound.
You were always free.
Step off the ride.
Pause... 
Breathe...
Step back...
And truly see—
It was simply a mind game.
Just a loop you were trapped in.
Just a story you are not bound to anymore.

Come home, old friend.

Come home to the one who was never caught in the twists and turns.

The stillness—

It was there...

It is here...

And it always will be… 

Quietly waiting for you to remember.

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