The thick of thin things...

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Are you caught in the thick of thin things?


There's a concept Stephen Covey calls “the thick of thin things.”
Are you so busy DOING that you’re forgetting where you’re GOING?
Are you trapped putting out daily fires
that you don’t take time to see the bigger picture?

By the way, how clear is your big picture?
Does your horizon extend beyond today, next week, next month?

Covey uses the example of forest workers.
Hundreds of workers in the forest are busy chopping down trees.
Their manager is happy because they’re producing tons of wood (trees).
On the surface, everything seems to be running smoothly, however,
a great leader won’t be bogged down by the day to day occurrences.
He’ll make time to climb the ladder and look over those thick trees to see the bigger picture, where they’re headed - their vision!

From this lofty perspective, the leader yells out, ‘wrong forest!’

True vision and leadership assures
that their team is headed in the right direction.

On a personal scale, is your vision clear?
Or are you barking up the wrong tree? ❀

Life is not a game one can win. Life is the prize we've already won.

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Thank you Mark, at Mystic Meaning for this quote! Made me recall many conversations with terminal patients - this quote came alive for me today!


I've talked with many who came to this realization with a terminal diagnosis - a time frame left on their earthly life.
Regardless of whether or not they were 'successful' businessmen, housewives, grandmothers, or even younger adults.



All previous bets were off -it became time to enjoy the gift of life and disregard their own mindset of priorities and hoop jumping to 'advance' in life.
I think their definition of living changed when it was threatened with ending abruptly.


For many, hearing the 2 minute warning sparked them to really begin living. ❀ Joan

You Make the Call for choices in your life!

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“If life hands you lemons, make lemonade.” Proverbs 


"When the world brings you to your knees You're in the perfect position to pray." unknown 




 I recall watching a tv show when I was younger where the announcer would show a clip of video and the contestant was chosen to ‘make the call’ for what action came next in the video. Based on the current situations, comic, tragic or otherwise, the participant would make the call for their reaction; their response - what event came next. 


 Interestingly, the audience 'best guess' of the sequence of events was not always straight forward and correct. 




The point being, things aren't always what they seem, and things don't always happen as planned. 




Rather than struggle with trying to smooth out the externals, the biggest rewards come from fostering our internal wisdom and acceptance!




 So when you’re flying with turkeys, handed lemons or brought to your knees, remember......


 ‘You make the call’ of how you move forward with what you've been given!