Today, I had a pretty rough early morning. Vomiting and all. I couldn’t for the life of me, figure out what was wrong, but I was fast losing fluids and energy.
Ill-health is one of those things in life that brings everything into the present. I just wanted to get better and not cause needless worry to loved ones who are at quite a distance.
The body is perfectly designed to keep you alive. I could feel the rallying in my bowels to get things under control. I supported with an oral rehydration suspension and drugs from a medic.
I feel much better now, and the episodes of this morning now feel like a distant memory.
I am thankful for good health. It is the foundation of all else.
Day: May 16, 2021
Stay playful
It is never that serious, even when you are losing.
Cue 125 – 99 Additional Bits of Unsolicited Advice
99 Additional Bits of Unsolicited Advice
“The greatest rewards come from working on something that nobody has a name for. If you possibly can, work where there are no words for what you do.”
“If you think you saw a mouse, you did. And, if there is one, there are more.”
– Kevin Kelly
Tradeoffs
No life is a straight line between desire and fulfilment.
There are detours, delays and setbacks.
There is inertia, entropy and friction.
Your expectations can only be met if you are willing to also accept the unexpected.
Those who succeed, find a way to generate the required activation energy to keep going.
Unfortunately, success in itself blurs the journey, so the tradeoffs along the way cannot be fully shared by the successful.
And our survivorship bias will not allow us listen to the failures, who are typically more insightful.
Whatever the multiverse places in your heart is achievable, but it will require unplanned tradeoffs.
Before you envy the successful, assess whether you can make all tradeoffs.
Few people ever get to envy Jesus Christ, because early Christians ensured that his tradeoff was the most predominant symbol of his being – the crucifixion.
I believe people would be more content if the tradeoffs of people they envy are more obvious, instead of the power, influence or wealth.
– Osasu Oviawe