Home  Spirit/Ethics Don't look down!
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By Travis Thomas
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Eyes on the prize, not on the past.
You ever noticed when someone is scared of heights...and they are going to be high above the ground...people always tell them to "Don't look down!" Why?
I know the obvious reason. You look down...you see how far you are above the ground...and you get scared...dizzy...freaked out...end of story.
Don't look down! Here's another way to look at it.
In college, our soccer coach would run us like dogs (apparently dogs badly out of shape)...and then run us some more. Whenever we were given a momentary break to catch our breath, we had to keep our hands on our head instead of keeling over and resting on our knees.
Why?
Two reasons. 1) Keeping your hands on your head opens up your lungs and allows air into your lungs faster. 2) Keeling over, looking down...it's a sign of defeat...weakness...and selfishness.
Selfishness?
Yup. When you look down you lose focus of everything else except yourself. You wallow in your own misery. You become self-centered.
Now, put your hands on your head. You "open" yourself up...you can see ahead, beside, and all around. You can make eye contact with others and stay connected. You're still in the game...just getting a breather.
How many times in life do we look down instead of putting our hands on our head? Have you done it at work recently?
I did it today.
A video project I had already put 3+ hours of work into crashed on me...gone! I seethed...wanted to break something...and I hung my head in defeat. The video needs to be done...so I needed to get my head up. I went for a run.
On my run it hit me. "What are you going to do? Pout. Sulk. Moan and whine. Curse technology (already did that). Anger and frustration will only keep you looking down...so you better get your head up!"
I did. Not only did I need to get my head up...I needed to get my thoughts up as well! I connected with Love ...and tried to see this minor setback in the big picture. I knew Spirit was still leading me and overseeing this project, so there was no reason to doubt God or to get caught up in the unfairness of losing the project.
So, how did it come out? Well...it's looming next to me on my other computer...so I guess I better get busy. But, I'm not looking down...not feeling down...and grateful I was able to turn this unfortunate event into another blog ;)
Have a great week everyone! Read more from this blogger at Travis Inc.
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