halsparks

The Meaning of life...is living.

And I don't mean staying physically alive. I mean spending that time you
have well and experiencing the edge of your existence.

I was raised in a place where most people "tip-toe through life
so they can arrive at death safely" and when one is confronted by such
behavior there really are only two honest responses. Join in or Run like Hell.

What could you do today that would make your life today.. in this moment... Full.

I have recentlly instigated what I call the 5% plan.

I try to improve every area of my life 5% every week. That's 1 percent a day during the work week.

My Relationships
My Career
My Skills
and my Health

and the advances I have made simply in doing that are kind of incredible. It's amazing how
small growth can build on small growth and become something truly remarkble.

I had this idea and this realization while looking at the Bamboo in our backyard.

It pushes up concrete, bends the drain pipes that run along the wall and is incredibly hard to cut.
and yet it grows in the smallest increments. In small sections, one after the other, it pushes through
stone and steel. If it grew to fast, not hardening each piece before it made the next it would never be
able to do that. It would splinter, shatter and die.

And not only is it and effective form of growth. It is easy on the mind and soul. Most people set goals and
never even come close to completing them, mainly because they seem impossible at first and then get harder as we dwell on the "how?". It's a big word. Because it contains All the elements needed to achieve the goal. Better to ask "what?"... specifically "what can I do right now?" in this moment right now.

When you can focus on the step in front of you then eventually you can push through barriers that seem impossible now.

5%.... 1% a day...