Courage

Isn’t this a wonderful jewel? I used to be an A-Type personality. I used to be a rather impatient person, especially with myself, but with others too. I used to be a conqueror not an encourager. I used to try to push, push, push.

I’m not sure when it happened. But somewhere between 10 and 40 I began to be conscious of what damage I was doing to myself and others when I pushed to hard. I began to realize that you can’t push the river because the river will push back…harder…and probably win. I realized that a snail can only move at a snail’s pace. I began to realize that we all have moments, days, periods, in our lives when we are ALL turtles struggling to get off the beach into the safety of the water.

Plato was a wise man! Wow! What an insight right?! Not really. We all already knew that.

TODAY’S ASSIGNMENT: No this isn’t a push thing. It’s an observation and compassion thing. Notice someone who is doing their best to be all that they can be and encourage them. Notice someone who is judging themselves for not meeting someone else’s or their own expectations and help them to see that they can only be expected to do their best. And today’s best may well look different from yesterday’s best or tomorrow’s best. Be and encourager, not a pusher today.

 

Courage