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Bowling Alley Wisdom Part II

In case you missed part I, you’ll find it here:

Bowling Alley Wisdom Part I: The Second Chance

Lesson #2: The Spare

What’s really amazing about the second chance in bowling is this: you get rewarded for succeeding the second time! Yes, even after a total miss with ball #1 (a gutter ball), if your second chance results in all ten pins going down, not only do you score ten points, but you get bonus points from the next frame. I’m not kidding!

If you trusted that giving yourself a second chance or offering that gift to another would result in bonus points, or healing, or forgiveness, or possibility, I ask again:

Where will you give yourself or another a second chance?

Add to that:

What will be possible then?
What vision makes the second chance SO worth it?

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Bowling Alley Wisdom Part I

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Yesterday I went bowling with friend. The purpose was simply to have some fun. And we did! But so much joy came from moment after moment of awareness as we discovered metaphors for life in our strikes and spares and fouls!

So, after a month of space and inward reflection, I have returned to you – not with wisdom born of meditation. Rather, wisdom born of play! If you have never bowled, perhaps it’s time to try it out – if only so you can follow the next several posts as bowling alley wisdom unfolds.

Lesson #1: The Second Chance

Bowling is a game with ten “frames”. Every frame offers two chances at knocking down the 10 pins. Not just one, TWO! The only exception is the 10th frame where you get up to three chances. How nice is that?

Back to the second chance. It’s okay not to get it right the first time. Most of the time you won’t! What’s not okay is walking away before using the second chance to apply what you learned the first time.

Where will you give yourself a second chance?
What did you learn the first time?
Who else in your life needs a second chance?

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Are you a YES or a NO?

Today’s message is simple. Are you approaching your life from YES? When opportunities arise, is your first impulse to say, “Of course!”?

Or, do you come from NO? “I couldn’t possibly…” or “I’d like to but …” or “I couldn’t. I’m not capable!”

Take a moment to bring to mind people you spend time with – friends, colleagues, family members. For each, just notice: Are they a YES or a NO person? Which energy do you prefer to be with? We cannot change someone else. But it is our responsibility to be the change we want to see in this world. So I ask you now:

Does your energy say YES?
What is the impact on others when you come from YES?
What is the impact on YOU when you come from YES?