Last week was outright among the worst that I’ve experienced.  It’s the type of week that I dread, but those weeks are inevitable if you consider that the career that I have chosen.  I got back from Friday’s.  They were out of Crown Royal, but I didn’t sweat it and ordered a couple rounds of Sea Breeze instead (don’t laugh… please).  As much as I hate it at times, I wouldn’t have it any other way.  Poker isn’t the easiest way, but it’s the route that I have chosen for myself.  Whenever I experience something terrible, I remind myself that something special is just around the corner.  I’m not among the most talented poker players, but I’m certainly among the strongest in the mental aspect of the game.

Tomorrow I start another semester at CSUN.  If I calculated it correctly, I have (2) more semester before I graduate.  The LAPC begins in the next couple days.  I’m excited to play a lot during the LAPC and see a lot of friends that I only see on occasion since I went back to school.  I have a great life.  It’s been a difficult year.  A lot of things [in the non-poker aspects of life] haven’t gone the way that I wanted, but I still have a lot things to be thankful.  This year has just begun; I can’t wait to attack it.

“The way in which a person responds to adversity is the measurement of his/her mental strength.”

Cheers Lawrence!