1/23/10 thoughts

As my family and I drove up the highway today, we saw a hawk flying alongside the highway, just a few feet off the ground and a few feet away from the traffic and it got me thinking about life from a different perspective. Was the hawk feeling challenged by the cars as they sped past? It almost appeared as though he was racing the car next to him. He glanced to his left and seemed to narrow his body trying to make himself more aerodynamic. It was really quite odd as he pierced the air and seemed to be focused on an ultimate goal. This minor observation, got me thinking about goals in general and how all of us approach them differently. Some of us procrastinate and take our time getting there, while others hastily speed through with little regard for what it means to go from one point to another. Our focus is on the end and we miss all the sights along the way. The ideal balance would be, when we take our time getting there, savor the process and ultimately appreciate the finale. This allows us to truly absorb the variety. We see things for their respective diversity and accept all that makes everything unique. If we savor the process we learn to work at various levels of intensity. We gain an understanding of how to gauge how much is needed and when it is necessary to push ourselves or pull back and re-assess. The goal, in turn merely brings us to a temporary resting place where we adjust to a new level of competency and then look toward further perseverance. A perpetual rotation that allows for constant reward and challenge within each revolution.