“I am not nuts. … I was right except for the mandroid thing, thank you.” ~ Ron in Supernatural, upon learning he was right about the secret evil lurking around him.
Ron was right, but Ron got shot dead by a well-meaning, human security guard. It doesn’t matter how well you can detect demons if you let your alertness or even superpowers keep you from seeing the security guard behind you. Ron had found a way to identify demons, or mandroids as he called them, but that did not save his life. Hubris can keep a person from knowing when to take cover.
Being right feels so satisfying we can forget to watch our backs.
Today’s slightly off-kilter life coaching advice:
Don’t be like Ron. Don’t fixate on the big stuff at the expense of all the tiny details of life. What makes you nervous in your own space? Take a few days to slow down when you are nervous. Identify the “why” behind that emotion. You can’t fix North Korea, but maybe you can manage a pesky coworker or two.
In fact, let Korea and the Mandroids go. Instead, figure out what you might do here and now to reduce your anxiety. If that involves baking cookies for a coworker and/or yourself, go get the chocolate chips. If that involves turning off the news, I support that move.
The season has changed and the floors are cold. Find your slippers. Find your happy movie.
In the between-spaces, try to identify what notches up your anxiety.
You can’t fix what you don’t see.
