“A classic does not necessarily teach us anything we did not know before. In a classic we sometimes discover something we have always known (or thought we knew), but without knowing that this author said it first, or at least is associated with it in a special way.” – Italo Calvino
Day: February 9, 2020
Preparation
What are you preparing for?
It is important to understand what you are preparing yourself for with your actions/rituals – daily, weekly, monthly or annually.
Where is your routine routing you to? What judgment calls can you make from the pattern? If you were advising someone to do the things you do, what end will you expect?
Within your actions are the seeds of the tree you are preparing for. A tree for just a shade, a tree to just serve as a tree, a tree that bears fruits or a tree that offers shade and fruits.
There is a difference between someone preparing for a 100 m sprint and someone preparing for a marathon. One is interested in the velocity of start and intensity. The other is interested in the velocity of pace and endurance.
What are you being prepared for?
Those around you are preparing you for something. And you need to know.
Typically, people can only prepare you for what they know. What do the people around you know well? Is it aligned with the direction you seek?
There is a difference between someone being prepared to be a drug dealer and someone being prepared to be a pharmacist. The people around them make the difference.
– Osasu Oviawe
Saved ideas
Saved ideas limit new ideas. Share.
I have noticed that as my posts/articles in draft increase, new/fresh ideas come slowly.
It seems I attract new ideas, as I share the old ones in my draft.
Do you experience same?
Balance and Utility
Matthew 5:13-16
“You are the salt of the earth; but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltness be restored? It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trodden under foot by men. “You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hid. Nor do men light a lamp and put it under a bushel, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house. Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.
Homily:
Salt and light require balance. Too little or too much can be just as limiting, and sometimes even more limiting than none.
Salt and light exist for their utility, not for their name. They improve what is already there.
Balance and utility are strong magnets that bring people to seek your source.