The Need For Practice

The winning streaks don't last forever and I notice when they the winning streaks are exhausted a series of losing streaks come into play if you notice the track record and so if I give up the practice time and wait until the feel for confidence returns I might be waiting a long time yet true I don't want to burn out by playing too much and losing the feel for the game. No one should be playing chess in a vacuum. I figure if I do have the feel for the game but don't want to risk or gamble my chances for almost certain play below my par or capabilities then practice games played not for ratings would seem appropriate thus a lost would not hurt me nor depress me. Yes I can easily say this but as in the past I have not done this. However I must follow my own advice and not use chess as a means of suicide. I do not need to continue to hurt myself I must see chess as a means of achievement and not a torture chamber. This should hold true for anyone else. At least I feel pretty good with what I just wrote. I hope I can make this world a better place.