Hands resting. Waiting. Wondering where they’re best used.
Eyes opened. Ready. Eager to see something typically unseen.
Ears on. Available. Here to hear.
Feet set. Prepared. Open for sprint, walk, or waltz. Just wanting to move in, with, and towards the music.
Mouth muted. Full of questions.
So?
Where to?
The more one takes time to get a birds eye view above his or her life, family, or business the more they begin to discover the beautiful and unconnected dots that guide them towards more purpose, meaning, and fulfillment. This is the divine human experience we get to partake in.
I love how Eric Hoffer stated, “In times of change, learners inherit the earth, while the learned find themselves beautifully equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists.”
May we not boast in what we’ve learned, but eagerly hold high what we’re learning. Humility just may be the most overlooked source of fuel that we’ve neglected to energize us.
Are you brave enough to believe in a world that exist past letter Z? I hope so. And if so, please parlay your aha’s today into more tomorrow.
Our collective illumination is contingent on our individual illumination. Again and again.
1). Remove the headphones.
2). Pause.
3). Look at what’s in-between your starting and finishing lines.
4). Do more with less.
5). Ask more and better questions.
6). Close your inbox.
7). Put your phone in a drawer.
8). Fast from non essentials.
9). Pray for awareness.
10).
(Whatever you gather from #’s 1-9 will allow you to fill in #10)
Few things hurt like we thought they would.
The speech you were dreading to give. The infamous flu shot. The 15 year mortgage. Pausing for breakfast. And maybe the most avoided of all, vulnerability.
It’s those things we didn’t see coming in our peripheral that bear the most pain.
Awareness, we need you.
Ashton.Gustafson 