Weathering The Slump

One never knows how long the slump may last.  The negative person could be ready at any time but my feedback most recently was that I am not ready to throw in the towel not just yet.  I just played a hot dogger a term I took from the old school days of tennis I don't know if they use that term anymore in the circles of chess but I just did.  A much lower rated player took me out the first game cut me to pieces in a bad way so I  resigned.  I just got  taken out it happened so fast.  But I prepare myself to tough out the slump without losing hope even though I may lose a whole string of games trying my best.

I haven't been writing much lately in this blog but I've been thinking of my readers following this blog. I'm not practicing like before game after game with fourteen  or more games of relentless and grueling time spent in aggravation and torture.  The game was never meant to be that way with me.  One must work harder and more with due diligence in order to be master of your opposition.  If this is true and it probably is to an extent then I don't want it.  There are plenty of other activities in life beside chess.  Chess shall not consume my inner soul and I will not sell it to the devil.  If it isn't in the cards to become the master of this game then so be it I can only go on and try my best and if that isn't good enough I can only try again until I get there if it takes another life time or two or many more I will get there.  Does such a person become the fool when he thinks like this or is he or she  the brave one who never gives up?  You tell me I would like to know your thoughts.