When the mind is racing, and many balls are up in the air at the same time, it becomes difficult to make progress.
Precisely at this time, when we feel we don’t have a spare minute, we should take a timeout to be still. Check in with ourselves, then proceed.
A direct pass from the goalkeeper to the striker to score a goal in football, or soccer to some, is beautiful, and rare. So is a Hail Mary pass in (well) football. It takes incredible skill, courage and luck. Because of this, these plays are used selectively.
Often, however, the best thing to do is to take the next step only, pass to the open player, and move the chains, inch by inch. There is beauty in that process too, and it demands trust and showing up for each other.
Focus on the next step, and the next, with the goal in mind.
It is convenient to classify things as chairs, tables, etc. It makes it easier for to deal with live, and the classification tells gives me a quick summary of what that thing is for.
Classification, however, is always a challenge, because things don’t always fit perfectly into the boxes where we put them. While from afar, you can say a dog is a dog is a dog, but when you get to know your dog, you learn that that he/she is unique in many ways from your other dogs. As with dogs, so it’s with all things, including humans.
The shortcut of classification, while helpful, has its limits. There’s value in going beyond the label.
That’s what a child or a pet gives us. A chance to redirect our energy, to focus on looking at things from their perspective.
Every chance we get, it’s a break worth taking.
There’s always something to be thankful for. In the darkest moments when all seems to be working against you, know that you can only feel that because you’re alive.
We’re only here for a little while on this planet. We don’t deserve to live today any more than those who lost their lives.
When there’s nothing you can be thankful for, visualize losing all that is valuable to you. How would you feel? Are you grateful that you still have that which is of value to you?
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