Feel the wobble? Is something important about to topple?
I think God’s going to come down and pull civilization over for speeding.
— Steven Wright
Sometimes we overdo. Sometimes we have too many plates spinning, too many demands stuffed into too little time and, the next thing we know, we’ve slipped into mindless busyness and something important is on the verge of toppling. Maybe we got into the swing of something, doing and doing until we lapsed into a workaholic-trance. Maybe the abyss of our To-Do-List’s administrivia kept us working, working working. Perhaps deadlines loomed large… Or, perhaps we actually fell under the thrall of an awesome condition known as Flow:
Flow is being completely involved in an activity for its own sake. The ego falls away. Time flies. Every action, movement, and thought follows inevitably from the previous one, like playing jazz.
— Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
But, regardless of what’s brought us to this brink, we owe it to ourselves to intervene before something important takes a topple! Continue reading » Life Lessons 101: Topple Proofing
Ever felt like you just didn’t have the energy or the will to do the things you normally find easy to do?
I am writing this on a Monday but I’m in “Sunday mode” – meaning that the entire fiber of my being is begging for a day of rest! Maybe I’m losing my Continue reading » Like Art, Life is Full of Lost Edges
Are you one of those got-it-together folks who – unlike Tootles – have their marbles all lined up and ready for play?
Peter Pan: How could you know Tootles?
Thud Butt: He was a Lost Boy.
[Thud Butt takes out a small pouch] These are his marbles. These are his happy thoughts.
[Peter empties out the pouch of marbles into his hand and laughs]
Peter Pan: He really did lose his marbles, didn’t he?
— From the movie Hook
I envy people who seem to have everything all organized and lined up… I myself am often on the verge of losing my marbles – they just keep scattering every which way…
Once upon a time, as I was preparing to go on vacation, I wrote in my journal: Why is it so hard to let go of my everyday life and take a few days off? I was feeling torn in many directions because I wanted to get so much done before I left and I needed to pack but wasn’t sure what to take along…which is why I wrote: Continue reading » On the Verge of Losing My Marbles
The time to relax is when you don’t have time for it.
— Attributed to both Jim Goodwin
and Sydney J. Harris
This past week I developed what I call the “acid flu.” My system seems to naturally create plenty of acid and when my stress level is high, my acid manufacturing machine goes into overdrive. This leaves me feeling nauseous – not anyone’s favorite feeling – and miserable and achy. The only good side to it is that I lose my appetite. Unfortunately, this is probably the one time I need to eat – to rebalance my system. For a while, I felt Continue reading » What I Learned Last Week
Joy is the feeling of grinning inside.
— Melba Colgrove
Joy is possible where ever and whenever you are. You just have to catch it.
There’s a story that’s been making the rounds on the internet. It’s about an experiment conducted by the Washington Post. You may have heard this story before… Continue reading » Finding Joy
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