As I was on my ‘walk’n talk’ with God tonight a lyric to a song popped into my head. The lyric comes from a Kenny Rogers’ song titled ‘The Gambler’. The lyric goes “you gotta know when to hold em. Know when to fold em. Know when to walk away. Know when to run”.
I am not overly fond of country music so I found it curious to be singing it in my mind. When I say singing it, I mean that particular lyric. I don’t know the song that well. I wondered what would make me start singing that particular song?
Clairity popped in for a moment just enough to whisper “think about it for a moment. Can that message be considered when interacting with people?”
Interesting. I hadn’t considered it. I understood the song to be referencing gambling. With that said, there is always more than one way to look at something. With that, I thought about it.
You gotta know when to hold em. This can reference your boundaries. You must know when to stand firm on your conviction. You must be confident in who you are and the cards you are playing in life. You must stand firm on moral ground regardless of who stands before you.
You gotta know when to fold em can relate to knowing your battles. Pick your battles wisely. If a person has already decided who your character is in their mind, putting effort into convincing them otherwise would be a poor investment at best. The butt hole of the piggy bank would be too large for the plug to catch the coins basically. Instead of investing your energy wisely, you’d be tossing it away willy nilly. Let them have their perception. Be thankful that you don’t have to have the same one and move on.
You gotta know when to walk away can mean to literally know when to do that. It’s easier said than done. Reason being, acceptance of the truth of a situation, regardless of who it is with or in what area of your life, and how much of your heart, mind, and energy had already been invested, it takes courage, quite often unconditional love for another if not yourself, and trust in the unknown, as well as acceptance in the release of what could have been. It’s challenging indeed. So challenging in fact that it requires two keys to break out of this mental prison and walk away. One key is called choosing yourself. The other is called forgiveness.
Lastly, you gotta know when to run. Everyone could benefit from exercise. Training is beneficial when you receive an inspired idea. Especially when you see something or someone you know you are drawn to run towards. Run don’t walk when your name is called to take action. Make it count and believe in yourself.
Know when to hold them. Know when to fold them. Know when to talk away. Know when to run.
Everyone around you is helping you learn to master your discernment when it comes to this. Now that song takes on an entirely new meaning for me. What about you? Definitely something to consider.
LivWithClairity 
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