When you write a (almost) daily Blog, you become present to things in your life that you might have taken for granted before. In my experience, taking on this project has allowed me access to things that were there but I wasn't open to experiencing. For example...
I had a 2 hour Sports/Deep Tissue Massage on Friday morning. Denise arranged it with one of her friends to help me with an episode of back pain.
I was expecting a Swedish (relaxing) massage. What I got, wasn't that! But I left feeling better and it's proven durable, hence the new metaphor... Massage as Life.
The easy, feel-good experience wouldn't have been durable. The rigorous, dedicated, goal-oriented approach was tougher to experience and ultimately worth it.
Such is the same in our life's undertakings.
When we identify a goal and take deliberate action, we get better results than when we take the less rigorous route which leads to transient benefit and ultimate mediocrity.
Do you look for metaphors in your daily life? (it's very interesting)
Can you recall a time when you took the easy, less rigorous route for short-term gain and had long-term disappointment?
Can you recall being grateful for an episode of hard (possibly unpleasant) work that returned dividends far greater than the initial effort?
Do you look for those now?
Join the conversation.
MSS
Friday, May 29, 2009
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