Too busy for kindness?
Too rushed for manners?
Too inactive for exercise?
Too distracted for deep work?
Too preoccupied for listening?
Too stimulated for meditating?
Too overwhelmed for self-care?
Wait… what are our priorities again?
When exercising: dropping weight to improve form isn’t regressing.
When dieting: eating more calories to improve nutrition isn’t regressing.
When learning: slowing reading speed to improve comprehension isn’t regressing.
In a world that’s hyper focused on vanity metrics (e.g. 1RMs, calorie counting, reading x books / year)—doing something in the opposite direction might feel like backsliding.
When in reality, it’s being hyper focused on vanity metrics that’s causing us to backslide.
Don’t get it twisted.
There’s ALWAYS something that could be placed more urgently above the important tasks of the day.
Which means you could easily NEVER get to the important work.
In fact, this is precisely the case for far too many.
Don’t be a victim of urgent.
Some simple ideas:
Simple ideas become complicated when we ceaselessly collect and pivot to other (simple) ideas.
What makes simple ideas powerful is our relentless commitment to them.
Even when other shiny, new ideas come into view.
Take a simple idea and take it *seriously.*
Sometimes you have to sacrifice doing what you want so you can do what you should.
Not making that sacrifice means prioritizing wants over shoulds.
If that’s you, don’t be surprised when the people who do make that sacrifice get ahead.
You can’t have it both ways.
The day you plant the seed Is not the day the seed grows The month after you plant the seed Is not the day the fruit shows It isn't until many years later That seed turns to tree And tree bears its fruit Which will never happen of course If you fail to help that seed Firmly take root Water, soil, sun Energy, attention, love This is the way to fruition Any attempt to manipulate Nature's already perfect pace Is to misunderstand the mission Forcing fruit from seed Removing essentials for growth Is to put Mother herself, arrogantly underneath Bring yourself down To the level of your seeds And commit to the process of helping them breathe Otherwise why go through the trouble Of rushing, yelling, planning And doing the extreme When all of that rash action Forces holes into gravesites Rather than the foundation of dreams.
Fight the big battles on the inside And the big battles on the outside Suddenly won’t feel so big anymore