THE DAILY SPARK

STARTING AND FINISHING

246 year old Sargent Juniper - Montreal Botanical Garden

Sometimes the rule is:  You don’t have to finish, but you do have to start.

And sometimes the rule is:  You don’t have to start but if you do, you have to finish.

When building a personal habit, it might make sense to embrace the first rule.  You don’t have to run all the way, everyday, but you do have to get out of the house and start running.

And when making promises to a group where trust matters, the second rule definitely applies.

Quote by Seth Godin

REFLECTION:

  • What do you need to start (but not necessarily finish)?
  • What did you start that you have to finish?
  • Get going!

YOUR TASK

That which hinders your task is your task.

Fortune Cookie Quote!

REFLECTION:

  • What task is being hindered now?
  • How can you embrace/transform the hinderance to move forward on your task?

SOMETHING STRONGER… SOMETHING BETTER

In the midst of winter, I found there was, within me, an invincible summer.  And that makes me happy.  For it says that no matter how hard the world pushes against me, within me, there’s something stronger – something better, pushing right back.

Quote by Albert Camus

Albert Camus (1913 – 1960) was a French philosopher, author, and journalist. He won the Nobel Prize in Literature at the age of 44 in 1957, the second-youngest recipient in history. His works include The Stranger, The Plague, The Myth of Sisyphus, The Fall, and The Rebel.

REFLECTION:

  • Do you know that part of you that is an “invincible summer?”
  • What have you experienced that proved your ability to be stronger, better, push back?
  • Is there something in your life that is pushing hard against you?  How can you tap into that invincible summer of your being?