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Pep Talk | Simply Wait

Sleepy buda, by Silvio TanakaPush. Push. Push. And if that doesn’t accelerate the dream quickly enough, then push from a different angle. But pushing – that’s a given, right? Nope.

Pushing maintains the swirl. Sometimes, what’s out of sight and zooming toward you isn’t quite here yet. A leap in another direction doesn’t always land you in a more findable spot.

Waiting may the quickest way to get somewhere.

How do you know which tack to take? Push or wait? If pushing makes you hyperventilate, makes your eyes bug out with effort, then maybe you’re pushing against yourself rather than anything that’s actually in your way.

If you think you’ve done everything right, but there’s still no reward, try waiting. Even just for a little bit.

Now and then, be the target, not the arrow.

If you’re wondering why you’ve been overlooked by the gods, consider the possibility that they can’t pinpoint your location through all the dust you’re kicking up as you flail.

Take a deep breath. Sit down. Be quiet. Sip your tea.

Trust is not an extreme sport.

{ PEP TALKS deliver a bracing blast of Grace }

Flickr photo: Sleepy buda, by Silvio Tanaka

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This was written by ownerceo. Posted on Tuesday, April 21, 2009, at 3:15 pm. Filed under Pep Talks. Bookmark the permalink. Follow comments here with the RSS feed. Both comments and trackbacks are currently closed.

4 Comments

  1. Marina wrote:

    It’s refreshing to read this, especially in our rushed and goal-oriented society.

    Wednesday, April 22, 2009 at 7:00 am | Permalink
  2. jo martin wrote:

    Absolutely! Have always loved the Gestalt concept of swimming against the flow of the river — don’t.

    Love the idea of the gods not being able to find me because of all the dust — and the photo of the sleeping buddha is a perfect match —

    Off to wait . . .

    Wednesday, April 22, 2009 at 7:26 am | Permalink
  3. John Jantsch wrote:

    It took me some time, but I’ve come to feel this internally a bit like a sensor, once you do that you can relax when stuff doesn’t seem like it’s happening the way you want.

    Friday, April 24, 2009 at 7:05 am | Permalink
  4. Grace Kerina wrote:

    It’s counter intuitive on some level.

    Whenever I think of this issue I always remember a trivet my grandmother had on her kitchen wall that said “The hurrieder I go, the behinder I get.”

    Thank you all for your comments.

    Friday, April 24, 2009 at 2:08 pm | Permalink

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