A Composite!
When called upon to perform what appears to be a herculean task, we pull on all the resources we have within us to get the job done. After privately wondering if we can do it, we begin to chug along, down the track quite like The Little Engine that Could– a beloved children’s book. It subtly teaches us that we can accomplish great things once we put our minds in gear.
As we start to plan for success, we learn to take it one day at a time and continually take swipes at the mighty oak tree.-one feat at a time. We should continually focus on what went well at the end of each day and try to downplay the hiccups in the road. There will definitely be some bumps in the way and quite like speed bumps, they are there to keep us rocking steadily. We always acknowledge those areas that need improvement.
The older we get, the larger our compositions are and thus, we have a broader composite. We have more life experiences built from former tasks, former learning and former performances. There was a 1999 version of Alice in Wonderland where Alice (Tina Majorino) reflected back on all her teachers and instructors that helped her evolve along her journey. When she was at a certain point, she could see each lesson being taught in her mind’s eye as she went on to fulfill her purpose. The Buddha said, “When the student is ready, the teacher will appear.”
So regardless of the anxiety we may be feeling when called on to do something that is challenging, we can rely on the lessons that we learned as far back as in our childhoods, in high school or in our professional work. We begin by applying The Golden Rule while remembering to treat others the way we want to be treated. That is a surefire base for building a chance at success.
We do our homework and make sure that we are on point. Once, we are prepared and know our material, we pray for the strength to match the courage to take this on. We do our self-talk and say, “I got this!’ We stand back and let the doors to all we have learned and retained fly open to greet us and assist us to reveal a composite sketch of who we have become. Then, we simply carry on!
Lynn M.
February 16, 2025
