Category: Thoughts

It’s messy in my head. Like, there’s a lot.

I scribbled down the thoughts that were taking up space – the main ones, not the superfluous ones, the ones on the periphery – and I filled up three pages.

Walking the tight rope between overoptimization and letting go, it’s probably just easier to fall.

Quite frequently, I think, “Start from zero.”

What would wiping the slate clean even look like?

It seems the more you expect (or hope for) an outcome, the more possibility you have to be disappointed.

I told this to someone recently, that the projects I’m heading up, I’m not expectant of a result. The work speaks for itself, good or bad.

And then it passes. Maybe something will come of it – ROI, recognition, whatever. But, if it doesn’t…

The work was still done. And I think that can be enough in most situations, if not all.

Recently, I was introduced to koans. Reintroduced, really, but this time with some increased understanding.

And oddly, a lot of things have fallen (somewhat) into place.

We can understand a great deal in just a single of observation. Smaller things are reflective of the larger.

I’m still unsure how best to incorporate this, but it is something that I am much more considerate of.

There are an infinite number of ways to get inspired.

Read. Take a walk. Take a shower.

Play around. Lie in the sun. Garden, or smell some flowers.

Inspiration is all around us, just waiting for someone to take notice.

It is our job, then, to notice.

It’s odd that, though each of us has the same amount of time in a day, some of us seem so prolific, while others seem to always fall behind.

Why is that? What is it that dictates how we use our time?

As someone who feels constantly behind, I can only speculate that I assume that I have more time than I do, and thus agree to more things to fill it.

Perhaps the ones that get the most done are the ones who feel they have the least time, and thus guard it vigorously.

“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.