What I've learned from playing Bejewelled Blitz on FB

I was playing one of my favourite time-wasters this morning. ("Lost" almost an hour of my day on FB, in fact.) As I played, I thought about how some of the gameplay could be used as "life lessons". (If you bend your mind the right way...)

1) Sometimes, you just can't see your next move. Someone will have to show you a path before you can take a step. You get so consumed with scanning the whole board, that your only move just slips out of sight. While you're busy looking over here, you next step is actually over there. Waiting for you.
2) Sometimes, people will not point to the move that works best. You've gotten a little lost. A step gets illuminated for you.  You may leap on that chance. You might pause and see that the move right next to it makes more sense. Remember, a hint is just a hint. You need to decide what works for you.
3) Sometimes, you forget to look ahead. You're plugging away at life. You might just be going through the motions. You might think you're working it like a champ. Then, you make a move.  Before that move has even finished, you're trying to move again.  That's when you realize if you had just taken a moment to look ahead, you could have scored an even bigger move.  Now it's gone.  Your moves have taken the best play off the board before you could even try them out.
4) Sometimes, there are short term challenges or goals put in front of you. Don't get lost in them. If you focus too much on a short term gain, you may miss your chance for the big score. (See above)  Little goals are fun to work at, but don't lose sight of your big picture.
5) Remember, more often than not, "it is what it is."  Some days, you'll feel like you're playing like a champ, but still get a short score. You might feel like you're playing like the dog, but score better than you thought you could. Sometimes, you might play the same game twice and score radically different results. In the end, you get what you get. I'm not saying don't try to get better, I'm just saying don't beat yourself up over it. "It is what it is." That's all.

Speaking of "that's all", we're done here for now. As usual, I promise to try to get better about this. My gaps are sometimes just ridiculous, aren't they? But the title is "Un-Randomness"  I'd being breaking my rules if I wrote about just anything, just to fill space. Right?

Namaste.