Bri and I have been playing a bunch of chess lately…seems like we go through a chess phase every year or so.  After about 10 games back and forth, I’ve come to realize that chess is simply a medium for one to live out their entire personality in a game.  I play chess exactly the same way that I live life.  So does Bri.

I’m quick to get excited at an opportunity on the board, so quick in fact that it bites me in the butt sometimes.  If I see something that looks like a great move I sometimes lack the patience to think through it, and I make the move instantly so as not to miss it.  It pays off sometimes in a big way, but it seems like I end up getting taken by my blind excitement as I leave an opening on the table.  I feel like it’s a perfect parallel to the way I am at work sometimes.  Not necessarily blind to all the consequences but when I see something that can be great for the company, I want to run to it as fast as I possibly can.  Checkmate is just around the corner some of the time.  But sometimes it’s not, and I just don’t want to believe it.

Bri plays her personality to a tee as well.  Methodical with each big decision, frustrated with an oversight if she somehow misses something.  Super excited for the big moves.  At least I can win some battles in chess…Bri wins all the real life ones.  :-)