The boundaries of the field are an essential component to the game. They dictate exactly how much space, the team or individual has to work within. In soccer there are well defined standards regarding the dimensions and distances for fields depending on the age and type of game to be played. Even in practice, a coach sets up areas for players to exercise their skills within. Setting these boundaries correctly can be the difference between players finding success or failure.
While the lines on the field are usually some color of paint put onto grass (real or otherwise), the lines on the field of your life are much more metaphorical. They are the boundaries that you set up for yourself in a variety of ways. They are the limits that you put on yourself regarding what you are capable of, what you will and won’t do morally, your “comfort zone” and many other versions of mental models. The first thing to recognize is that some of these “fields” have been lined by other people in your life. You need to decide (eventually) whether or not to move or even get rid of the lines on these fields.
Even though we’re all playing the same game of life, some people have boxed themselves into a small space. Others seems to have almost no boundaries whatsoever. The thing that we must realize on some level is that they are mostly arbitrary. We can decide to change the boundaries: geography, relationships, habits, attitudes, beliefs and rules. Sure there are societal boundaries that we live by but mostly we draw the lines for our own lives. Are the lines that you’ve drawn for yourself allowing you to play the game in the way that you want? If not, then redraw them. No one else can do it. It’s your game and your field. Don’t play on a postage stamp.
Pete
Huryk Unlimited 