My friend Scott Perry reminded me yesterday, “Less is more. Slow is smooth and smooth is fast.”
There’s a beautiful kayaking metaphor in there that I won’t dip into right now.
AND – there’s a huge LIFE and BUSINESS lesson here.
When we:
overwork
overgive
overdo
overdrive
overspend
overthink
overlearn
overeat
overplay
even
over rest
It’s too much.
Boyd Varty has shared this example:
The Truth: when you’re sick, a warm blanket and a bowl of soup are close to perfect
The Lie: 1,000 blankets and a 1,000 bowls of soup must be better.
This world we live in wants us to believe we can do it all, have it all, buy it all, eat it all, learn it all.
The truth is too much “all” just grinds us down to nubs.
The key is DISCERNMENT.
Decide what’s important (hello, values).
Decide it’s for now, for later, or for never.
Check your emotions – FOMO or JOMO?
Trust yourself.
I’m writing a whole book on this.
But for today, remember
“Less is more. Slow is smooth and smooth is fast.”
and
“Just because you can, doesn’t necessarily mean you should.”
A candle burns for a long time, providing light.
A flamethrower burns it all down fast.
Discernment is where it’s at.
Let’s all slow down, shall we.
Warmly,
Angie
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