Look Where You Want to GoWritten by Paula Gregorowicz
When I first started in sport of cycling about 9 years ago, I was very nervous about hitting things I didn’t want to – trees, holes, rocks, drainage grates, or pillars depending on whether I was riding on road or on a trail. The thing I noticed was that if I focused on obstacle by looking down at it, more often than not I hit it. Of course, this convinced me even more that I needed to be ultra safe or I’d be doomed (much like mother in A Christmas Story who is convinced Ralphie will “shoot his eye out” if he gets BB Gun), I continued to concentrate even harder on obstacle. You can guess what happened. I hit more rocks, holes, and tree roots while narrowly avoiding really painful obstacles like poles, trees, and cars (thank goodness). It didn’t take me long to figure out both by trial and error and by reading bicycling magazines that you need to look where you want to go, not where you don’t want to go. Alas, moment I started looking ahead of obstacle and envisioning a clear, clean line to ride past obstacle, miraculously I breezed by without incident. As I got more experienced I not only could do this consistently, I could do it effortlessly without a death grip and body tension fueled by fear.While you may not want to ever put your behind on a saddle and pedal along on two wheels, you probably do want to move through your life in a manner that makes it easier to move past inevitable obstacles along way. And, when you find yourself in an unwanted situation where you’re temporarily in a bowl of pits instead of a bowl full of cherries, you can use this skill to keep faith and move up and out of hole. As you can see from bicycling example, your energy flows to very thing on which you are focused. As a result, you get more of that particular thing; in case of riding bike, you get impact with a physical obstacle and an unpleasant ride. Conversely, if you look where you want to go and focus your energies there, you give more power to very thing you desire resulting in a more effortless and enjoyable ride.
| | What Is The Value In Wanting To Accomplish Something? Written by Darryl R. Robinson
What Is The Value In Wanting To Accomplish Something? By Darryl R. Robinson When I listen to people tell me about some of things they want to do, I pause for two reasons. One is fact that I’m listening and watching them to see if they are serious within themselves. Secondly, if it’s something they really believe that they can accomplish. Can dreams come true? You better believe they can. But life is much more than dreaming. It’s about desire and believing. What is it that YOU desire? Do you “believe” YOU can accomplish it? If you don’t desire and believe than there is no use in wasting your time. There are many in this world that are simply followers and not leaders. However, if YOU are a leader, then what’s stopping you? You want but you don’t have. You desire, yet your still only dreaming. Yes you want to, but what are you doing about it? Why is it that I don’t hear these people say what they’re going to do rather than what they want to? Well I’ve been there done that, so I can relate. First let me tell you that there’s nothing wrong with being a dreamer. I still dream, desire, and believe that my dreams are well within my grasp. Today however I am more than a dreamer and you can be as well.
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