The other night I asked my adult martial arts class, “Who feels like they’re at 100%?”
“…As in no aches, no pains, no tweaks, no bodily issues, no lagging exhaustion?”
And to my surprise, maybe 7 out of 35 raised their hand—one of whom was one of the oldest students in class.
It seems increasingly rare to me to speak with somebody who doesn’t have some type of ache, pain, tweak, bodily issue, or lagging exhaustion.
In fact, it often feels like it acts as the center of our attention and resultantly, becomes the center of our conversations, too.
Imagine, however, if we were able to notice—really notice—the miracle that is the days when we feel like we’re at 100%. It isn’t often, I’d say, but it isn’t never, either (hopefully).
Furthermore, what if we were able to notice—really notice—the miracle that is everything going right… all of the parts of ourselves that don’t ache, hurt, annoy, tire, and frustrate us.
My guess is that we often take both for granted and allow distractions to do what they do so well. But, I’m also going to guess that the more we’re able to do the really noticing, the closer to 100% we’ll get—even without any physical changes.