Just how many activities can I juggle?
I often tell my kids that I don’t have octopus arms --and I need to remind myself of that now.
It’s been a bad habit of mine, scattering my energies. There are just so many cool things to learn about in life. I want to take it all in! But that’s how I got to where I am today, which is … **ahem** … not an expert in any one subject.
Instead, I know a little about a lot of things.
So as I monitor myself and my natural tendencies, I may be cutting things out here and there (or at least cutting down on them). For now though, I am going to step beyond what I’ve just promised myself and write a long overdue blog post.
You all know how much I love the subject of perception.
At my daughter’s volleyball game the other day, her team was having a little trouble. The ball would fly into the middle of all four girls, and they would all dash over to it, and then stop, letting (or expecting) one of the other girls get it. Since they were all doing it though, the ball would continue onwards to the ground.
A lady sitting next to me said, “They’re afraid of crashing into each other.”
Then another lady, a relative of someone on the opposing team, commented, “They just don’t want the ball.”
Each woman re-stated their belief and then the subject was dropped.
So really, what were those girls doing?
Only they know.
Or do they?
While they might be able to state what they were doing, those impulses may have stemmed from something or somewhere else, even something they are not aware of (for instance, muscle memory from an old injury?).
While I sit and listen to people upholding the righteousness of their opinions, I will be taking it all in and wondering what the reality … um … really is.
Does anyone really know?
Friday, June 10, 2011
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