“Large does not always defeat little. Little can become large by constant building; large can become little by falling apart.” – Morihei Ueshiba The Art of Peace
I think in the context of what’s happening in the world, we sometimes feel too small to make changes.
But even the small “can become large by constant building.”
Sometimes it just doesn’t. You can’t force it to happen.
And, while working towards it, whatever it is, it just doesn’t work.
And that’s okay too.
I’ve been finding myself more and more behind. With more and more projects piling up.
And I have to force myself to say no to things, because trying to do everything just won’t work.
It’s possible that all roads may lead to Rome. That no matter which you take, you will arrive at your destination.
No matter what method you employ, you will be successful in achieving what you’ve set out to achieve.
Eliminating failure as a possibility – that every misstep just causes course correction – you will eventually succeed.
If so, what would you do?
“Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.” – Ferris Bueller
I think we’re able to filter out naturally, but a lot of what’s coming at us every day makes us forget that.
News, commercials, advertisements, junk mail—all of it and more pile up so quickly – we neglect the miraculous, small moments of being alive.
We cram so much into the day, forgetting to take time for ourselves.
This is a point I feel I can’t say enough, because I’m incredibly guilty of neglecting it.
Build time for you into your day.
The alternative is, at best, burning out.
I wrote once that ideas are the currency if the realm.
They lead to innovations. Growth. Discovery.
It’s easy to have ideas. Much more difficult to put them into use.
But doing so – that can set you apart from the majority.
It’s a tool. Like all tools, it needs cleaning and maintenance.
Proper sleep. Not always easy to get.
Sharpening. What that looks like, probably different for everyone.
Not overstimulating. Very difficult in this day and age.
But, worth thinking about.
I’ve been considering the flow of these posts. A part of me wants to make it innocuous. Don’t offend. Maybe give good advice. Hope someone likes it.
Another part, a part that likely wants to be heard – it wants to be authentic.
In the new Godzilla book, by Steve Ryfle and Ed Godziszewski, that was just released, John Carpenter pens a forward. In it, he states bluntly:
“Godzilla is the longest-running movie franchise in the world. Today, Godzilla is respected the world around, but the truth is that these movies were appreciated in silence for many years. It wasn’t cool to be a fan of Godzilla. Well, I was not cool – but that was fine with me.”
How does this relate? Well, maybe I’m using it as an excuse to be a little uncool with my writing. But if it’s my authentic voice, then that’s fine with me.
Recently, I’ve revisited some things I wrote back in early 2018. What I discovered is, a lot of my life as it’s been the past four years was planned out in those writings.
I travel often, domestically and internationally.
I’ve called Alaska home, as well as California, Georgia, and Florida.
I’m been a filmmaker, a lot of my work is done wherever I happen to be, and, while not financially independent, I’m working towards that goal.
All of these were things I wanted when I wrote them down on 8 March, 2018. So, my recommendation is, if you want something, write it down.
Like most creatives, it’s possible to feel as if we’re not creating. The problem, though, isn’t that there is a blockage. It’s that we self-edit.
Steven Pressfield coined the term Resistance. And that’s precisely right.
We’re resistant to our own ideas. And what it comes down to is options.
We have so many options, one may not seem far and away better than another. So, how do we choose?
