I’ve got to

H      A      N      D           I      T

to you.        .        .

no pun intended!

Really.       .       .

It’s never the Hand

you’ve been dealt.          .           .

Go ahead.      .      .

finish the cliche.        .         .

it’s the way you play it!

W       R        O        N        G !

When I do my presentation:

DID YOU HEAR WHAT I DIDN’T SAY,

I always  H A N D  

everyone a card as they walk in

and then I let them choose one on their own.       .        .

Most ask,

“Am   I   allowed   to   look ?” or

“What’s  this   for ?”

Then I forget about it.         .         .

almost until the middle to end of my talk;

I tell them to take their cards and ask:

“W   H   O       W   O   N ?”

It’s amazing to me how many people

tell me that they have won and why.       .       .

.       .       .Say’s Who ?

“Why did you win?”

I  ask,

don’t we know what game we’re playing and more.         .         .

here’s the clincher:

W   H   A   T         A   R   E           T   H   E           R   U   L   E   S ?

We play

U        N        A        N        N        O        U        N        C        E        D

G a m e s

e          v          e          r          y          d          a          y

and as if that’s bad enough,

what’s worse,

we’re trying to   F  I  G  U  R  E

out the rules

let alone being willing to play by them;

Each person,

friend,

family,

stranger

deals up a set of cards for us

and the  Game  is  O N !

The most important Language you’ll ever Speak

or Hear

is the one you’ll never utter or detect by sound,

but begging to be understood.        .        .

Pssssssssst of the Day:

It’s never the Hand you’ve been dealt,

or the Hand you’ve had

or are currently holding right now.       .       .

It’s Not the Hand you’re playing—

It’s      the      Hand      you      are      Extending.         .         .

the hand you are Sharing.         .         .

the Hand you’re Giving.           .           .

and yes, most importantly,

the      Hand      you’re      holding

(THAT’S       ATTACHED       TO       ANOTHER       ARM)!

NEVER   let the hand you’re dealt

interfere with the

H  a  n  d        y  o  u        E  x  t  e  n  d.           .           .