Life Is a Stroll, a Leap, and a Dig

Most of life is a stroll.

Isn’t that what we do?  Move around, take in the sights, buy some groceries.

Part of life is a leap.

We all have aspirations, goals we seek to achieve. Graduate from school, find a better job, or move to a nicer home.

And all of life is a dig.  Because aren’t we always searching for our authentic selves?

This quest to understand ourselves happens automatically.   Sooner or later, we figure out that we like, dislike, or are indifferent to action movies, hamburgers, or long driving trips.  We realize that we prefer going to the beach over reading a book.  Our breakfast of choice is one egg, over easy, and a slice of toast.  Buttered.

After all of this, we decide, consciously or not, how selective we will be in revealing who we really are to others.

“Of course, I like braised rabbit backs,” I found myself saying to a friend, after she presented, proudly, and I tasted, tentatively, the dish she had prepared for dinner.  But my “belt buckle” revealed my true preference when I stopped at a McDonalds on the way home.  (See my People Tools books regarding “Belt Buckle,” Patterns Persist,” and other life techniques I have found useful.)

Years ago, I read a humorous adage, “Life is hard, and then you die.”

Well, life certainly can be hard, but it can also be rewarding –especially as we realize, and accept, who we really are.

Whew!  That’s enough digging for one morning.

Alan