A Hundred Years of The Game of Life- And How To Play It
A hundred years ago, in 1925, Florence Scovel Shinn published a little book that would quietly change lives.
The Game of Life and How to Play It wasn’t flashy. It wasn’t heavily promoted. But it carried a message so clear and so practical that it has survived for generations: our words shape our reality, love is the highest law, and faith is the bridge between the unseen and the seen.
Florence wrote at her kitchen table, teaching small circles in New York. She couldn’t have imagined the reach her words would one day have. The book has never been out of print. It has been translated into multiple languages around the world. It has guided artists, teachers, parents, seekers, and leaders. For a hundred years, her message has lived on because it touches something universal in all of us: the reminder that life is more than struggle, it is a spiritual unfolding.
The Centennial Moment
Now, in 2025, we arrive at a powerful convergence.
The 100th anniversary of The Game of Life and How to Play It.
The birthday of Florence Scovel Shinn (September 24).
The Fall Equinox, a time of balance and turning.
World Peace Day.
And the first IAMday: The International Awakening Movement.
All these threads come together in one day: September 24, 2025.
This is more than coincidence. It is synchronicity. It is invitation.
Remembering Who We Are
Florence often reminded her readers that the words “I AM” are the most powerful in the language, because whatever follows them begins to create our reality.
I am strong.
I am whole.
I am awake.
IAMday is rooted in that remembering. It is a day to pause the rushing and noise of modern life and to return to the sacred core of being human. A day to breathe, to reflect, to connect.
In a time when technology often overwhelms, when we measure ourselves by productivity and distraction, IAMday is a collective act of remembrance: we are not machines. We are not only consumers. We are alive, awake, creative souls.
IAM Awake. Feel Real Again.
This simple call has been rising through the IAMday movement:
IAM Awake — because awakening is not a one-time event, but a daily turning toward presence.
Feel Real Again — because the ache so many carry is not for more achievement or more distraction, but for authenticity, for a return to what feels true and alive.
IAMday is not about perfection. It is about presence. It is not about staging something public. It is about being real, wherever you are, in whatever way you can.
Some will join a live meditation or workshop. Others will walk quietly in nature. Others will share Florence’s words with a friend, or journal in the stillness of the morning. However you join, you join a living fabric of presence stretching across the world.
A Global Gathering
Imagine it:
At sunrise in Australia, a circle of people meditating together.
In Europe, a family reading passages from The Game of Life.
In North America, groups gathering online to breathe, share, and reflect.
In Asia, individuals pausing on their commute, repeating the phrase: I am awake.
Though we are scattered, we will be woven together. One day. One intention. One global awakening.
Florence’s Legacy
Florence Scovel Shinn lived a quiet, courageous life. She was an artist before she was a teacher. She painted and illustrated books. When her marriage ended, she turned to teaching spiritual principles. She had no institutional power, no official pulpit, no publisher backing her with big campaigns. What she had was conviction, clarity, and love.
She taught that life is not meant to be a grind, but a game — one we are invited to play with faith, joy, and imagination. She taught that love and forgiveness clear the way for abundance. She taught that words are creative seeds.
One hundred years later, her message is not only relevant, it feels urgent.
Why IAMday?
The world doesn’t need another holiday for consumption. It doesn’t need another excuse to scroll, spend, or distract ourselves. What we need — what so many are longing for — is a pause.
IAMday was born from that longing.
To breathe.
To pause.
To awaken.
To feel real again.
It is not a brand, but a movement. Not a single event, but a collective remembering.
How to Join
Participation is simple. On September 24, 2025:
Take part in the live global sessions hosted on IAMday.org.
Set aside time for meditation, journaling, or silence.
Share a reflection, a poem, a photo, or a single word with the hashtag #IAMday2025.
Invite others. Florence always taught that the power of words multiplies when shared.
You don’t need to travel. You don’t need to sign up for anything complicated. Just choose to pause, to awaken, to remember.
A Hundred Years in the Making
We stand in the flow of history. From Florence’s kitchen table to your home today, the invitation has not changed: awaken to your true self.
This is what IAMday is about.
This is how we honor Florence’s words.
This is how we weave a new story together.
On September 24, 2025 — be part of it.
