Lessons from the Yo-Yo
No doubt, life has its ups and downs. Most of it, though, happens in the middle.
I remember having yo-yos as a kid. My brother Billy was a Duncan Yo-Yo competition winner. The best I could do was “walk the dog” or “rock the baby in the cradle” once in a while.
But they were my accomplishments and I pooh-poohed them. I didn’t take notice of the good feelings I experienced because I was too busy comparing my accomplishments to others.
Comparison is a head trip; feeling your accomplishment is an in-body experience.
How many things do you accomplish in a day that you don’t take time to feel? You may judge them as unimportant, yet you accomplished something.
What if you started to celebrate your accomplishments by feeling each one when it’s completed? You would begin a pattern of feeling the middle ground and by doing so, the bulk of your life becomes more pleasant.
Your accomplishment may be mundane in your mind, but if you take the time to feel it in your body, people will want to know your yo-yo tips and tricks.
Suppose one of your to-do items is to make school lunches for your children. You could turn that into a feeling of accomplishment just by taking the time to notice your achievement and let it register in your body. The same goes for filling up the dog’s water bowl.
It only takes a moment to notice and feel. It brings you back to experiencing your life rather than viewing it through the unrewarding prism of comparison.
Bottom line: You’re not using the middle ground to your best advantage if you’re just yo-yoing between the highs and lows.
All the best,
John
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