I challenge you not to only “ride the wave,” but to go one better.
Do as Thoreau says, and launch yourself on every wave.
To me, launching yourself means to first see the opportunity in any given moment, and then to leverage that opportunity.
The “opportunity” can be something as simple as seeing the beauty in a single flower (there’s something to be said for “stopping to smell the roses.”)
The opportunity can also be something as complex as paying attention when an idea flits through your mind, and stopping. Writing it down. Brainstorming.
Or, just doodling!
The point is not only to seize the moment, but also to enjoy it.
John and his wife love riding the wave – with each other!
Join in the Fray: What steps can you take to “launch yourself?”
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Cool! It’s good to review things, to learn from the past. But no need to learn the same thing over and over again. I think in part that when we do this, we really think we actually can change what happened then, or maybe change our memory of it. I wonder. Sounds like an interesting article.
I read an article about doing that constant rehashing – gotta think more about when and where so I can recall the title or website I read it on. Instead of rehashing (and rehashing and rehashing and rehashing), reflect, and then think about how you can/will do things differently the next time you come across something similar. I can think of some specific instances where I did the rehashing and rehashing and rehashing; so much so that I had to tell myself to JUST. STOP. ALREADY. I look back on those times now and I’m amazed that I even put in that level of energy and thought into reviewing those incidents. The good thing is that you realize you’re doing it – and that it’s not a healthy thing to do – and then to stop.
Back to the article, I plan to use my Evernote more so I can capture the articles that interest me, instead of trying to rely on my memory. I’ll try to remember more details so I can find the link and share it with you.
First, but absolutely the essential step: learn to be in the “here and now.” Make an effort to recognize and turn down thoughts which are the umpteenth rehashing of a conversation which has long outlived any usefulness, particularly “what might have been” in matters which can no longer be altered, or for which rehashing does little in terms of “now” or the future, i.e. topics which are kept alive only because of obsessions .