Perfecting or Fearing Failure

There are minor details
that warrant perfection
before release
even if it doesn’t matter
to some.

Then there are major details
that does not warrant perfection
before release
because the point
is to test our fear.

Where failure itself
will be as valuable
as success.

We are often paralyzed
in front of the prospect
of doing the latter.

“What just happened?”
I asked the founder,
noticing his facial muscles
and shoulders
relax.

“I just realized
I don’t have to force myself
to change
to be the kind of person
who takes
responsibility.”
he responded.

Mobility

When tension amounts
it introduces stiffness,
aches,
and knots,
which impacts
our mobility.

It isn’t
that we are merely unwilling
to change our position,
but that changing positions
is hard
due to stiffness,
aches,
and knots.

Help us relieve our tension
and we will naturally change
positions.

First When and Where

“Something important happened!”
she said.

“Can I get back to you?
I’m in the middle of something.”
I answered.

“Oh, yeah.
It can wait.”
she answered.

“Something important happened!”
she said.

“Can I get back to you?
I’m in the middle of something.”
I answered.

“No, it’s urgent!”
she answered.

“Oh, ok.
Can you hold just a minute
I’ll excuse myself
and go to another room.”
I answered.

Conform or Rebel

When people judge us
as “empathic,”
as “nice,”
as “smart,”
etc.

We tend to conform
or rebel.

Conform
as in believing that we are.

Rebel
as in “No, I’m not.”

May we learn the choice
to simply understand
and appreciate.