The Line

The invitation:
To get clear on the line that separates what we can affect and what we can’t.

What we CAN affect and what we CAN’T.

I believe that when we confuse the two sides of the Line, when we are no longer clear as to which is which, we risk entering the chambers of Depression, Hopelessness, and Paralysis.

Not a fun place.

It makes sense because we receive many attacks, hourly, on this Line. Not all of them ill-intended yet the results are the same: Depression, Hopelessness, and Paralysis.

Also there can be a sticky illusion that says that hanging out on that side a whole lot makes us better informed/prepared. Responsible. Better people maybe.

The more we are depressed, hopeless, and paralyzed, the harder it becomes for us to see the Line. It fades and fades and the more it fades the more we forget What We Can Affect.

Which it turns out, is quite a lot.

When we remember, we start to wake up. We stretch and we share a smile, we send a card, we ask for a little help, we offer a little help. We make this morning better, and sweeter.

Then maybe, stronger from having spent more time on the other side of the Line, feeling gradually lighter, more hope-filled, more active, we get inspired. We do bigger things. Things that matter. Together.

We see differently so we do differently.

Until we learn the difference and until we start spending more time on the side of What We Can Affect, we’re not going to affect much. Which could be the point.

What tiny huge thing CAN we affect today?