Life As...

Do you have a plan for your life-
which you may be thinking, "no,"
who has time to plan?  Or you
may find yourself thinking,
"used to, but it's changed so
many times,"  or you may find you
do have a plan but now you're wondering if
it's been followed, done as it was planned.  If
you have no plan, you are actually living out
a plan, just not one that you put in place, so in
some sense you've just taken your hands off
the wheel and you're saying to some mysterious
force, "I trust you to drive now, rather than me
to plan and steer the trip."  Does that seem to
make sense for you, to get in the car, start it
up and then not touch the steering wheel?

An acquaintance once told me that you have
to put the key in the lock and turn it before
you can open the door.
Not bad thinking,in fact it's going to
some day turn out to be
a writing; but in the meantime, think of how
funny it would look for someone to walk up
to a locked door, not put the key in and turn
it and expect the door to unlock?  That sort
of thinking doesn't make a whole lot of
sense at all, does it?

So as we wrap up this beginning session
with each other, let's think through two items,
one, you do need to plan and stick to your
plan, for your life.  Two you need to put
your hands on the steering wheel and guide
your life just like you guide a car.  Then
when you get ready to open new doors with
unfamiliar keys, you may not find the
experience so - ...well, we'll talk about that
one, next time...

Please Get Real - Please

What happens with the Doppler effect is familiar to
anyone who has ridden in a car, as you look out the
window, the pavement below appears to be flying bye;
let your eyes drift up, things are going a bit slower,
and in the distance, the trees at the edge of the
field, seem to not be moving much at all? You've
probably seen this, but, have you seen it in life?

Ever have a friend who was in a crappy
relationship, and they choose, constantly
to stay there? Ever ask them why, to get
told, "well, what else am I going
to do?" It might make you bit mad,
as you think, "well dad gum, anything
would be better than this?"
Guess what, the Doppler effect, your up close to
the difference, they can't see it, their life isn't
moving that fast, the Doppler effect?

Recently we experienced a local election
where new representatives were voted in.
 Right after that, the Doppler effect took
over, and they, can't see it.
The difference between what we need in leadership
with guts, talent, brains and the ability to study
their way into new and dazzling futures for us;
and what we got- well, let's call it the Doppler
effect- they just can't see it.

Neil Young, ever the easy to understand poet,
put it this way in his song "Hey, hey, my, my
(Into the black)..."it's better to burn out
than fade away." Seems pretty clear
that Neil hit the Doppler effect right
on the head. Leaders, especially, political,
not religious, or corporate, but political,
need a dose of "burn it up- buck-"O"."
Only, where they gonna get it? They seem
scared to bust a move, scared to receive
a little negative flack back? The Doppler
effect, it's gettin' to us all...