MK, You rock too!

Caren, we ALL rock! I, too, have often thought about Rudloph and how lame that story is. “If you become useful to us, then we won’t make fun of your nose, and then it’s a happy ending.” Weird. Thanks for that reminder! You probably need to get to writing that kid’s book…

Hi Danielle, You’re totally welcome! And thanks for the inspired thoughts there…

Robyn, I’ll be writing more about this in the next blog or two. But effortlessness is not about inaction. For example, when I was learning to play Led Zepplin tunes on my guitar, it was hard, my fingers hurt, I had to set the metronome on really slow. But I was so IN LOVE with the work. It wasn’t effort…it was joy. Probably the same applies to someone learning physics. If you have that kind of mind, you probably can get lost in the learning, in the mastery. Of COURSE it’s not easy to understand, but the work can feel effortless when you are lost in it. Does that make sense? I think there’s a way to take steps forward (even in my career) with a little bit more allowing, and a little less pushing.

When my son didn’t get it in a college physics class, he went to his prof for help. After he had an aha, his prof commented, “If it were easy, everyone could do it.”

First off, thank you so much for the personal ‘thank you’ message for my Christmas card. You’d be amazed how much it meant to hear back from you!

Secondly, we are all constantly surrounded by the ideas that everyone should be constantly getting better, faster, stronger, etc. Growing up a hardcore type “A”, I let that swell of adrenaline-junkie, “do more, be more” panic overwhelm everything that made me special. It was cocaine in PTA-friendly packaging. It took a huge fall off my chosen (and sometimes dirtily faught-for path) to break my tunnel vision.

This post just reminds me again, as I will always need the reminder, that its okay to be me. Its okay that my task list will never, ever be totally empty and that my life isn’t judged by anyones ‘accomplishment’ measure (especially my old ‘be the best’ self). Its hard to find balance between letting yourself off easy (ie: quitting or not working hard enough) and just being so diehard that you miss out on living this fabulous life we’ve been blessed.

So here’s to the little grass seed – lets hope she figures out that the lawn will be healthier and happier if they all help each other up along the way (and they’ll be cut down less if they focus just a little less on getting to ‘the top’).

Happy New Year!
-Danielle