How’s the chocolate hangover going?
I must say I did wake with a little dry mouth and head.
I didn’t know you could get that from excessive sugar.
Or maybe I just forgot …
Maybe it contributed to me learning a very important lesson this morning,
And I thought I’d tell you all about it. Just in case you can gleam some wisdom from it, and not make the same mistake as I did.
Bubba - little monkey - showed me something.
She’s proving to be a great little teacher.
So - she’s crying, and I know she settles super quick when I put her in the sling and head out for a walk in the fresh air. I’ll do that.
No worries so far.
But. I then think:
“I’ll just put a wash on before we go”
Bubba starts crying harder and harder, kicking and squirming,
All making getting this short little task almost impossible.
I start throwing things at the general direction of the washing machine, soap is going everywhere,
Both of us are getting more and more unhappy.
She just keeps crying louder and louder. And louder.
I’m going:
“I WILL do this one thing”
Until I realise the absurdity of sticking with my plan in the face of mounting struggle -
I give in, we go outside, she falls asleep in 30 seconds flat and so I return and get my washing on.
In peace.
Without getting more soap on the floor.
Funny how we push and we push and we push, huh?
Giving up is sometimes the most easiest AND effective option.
And yet fighting and struggling through seems to be the only way.
We get blinded by our plans and cause ourselves so much stress and struggle …
Just for an idea, something we have chosen to try and do
That often doesn’t even NEED to be done, not right now.
Funny huh?
At least when you stop it’s funny.
And you know what?
Little monkey is STILL asleep.
Take the easy path,
Learn to make the way simple,
Make all of life straightforward and frazzle free:
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Arjuna
PS.
To me life is all about finding efficiency in action.
What can be done in this moment for the most reward for the least effort.
Fluidity - such a useful skill in that.
Be fluid!
Cos it makes all of life easier.