notes

Bumper Sticker

Today the car in front of me had this message on its bumper: DON'T BELIEVE EVERYTHING YOU THINK.  Isn't that great? 

Coincidentally, I received the same message from my fellow labsters during our Legacy Pod* meeting last night.  I was talking about things I could and couldn't do, and they told me that it was all in my mind, that I was really talking about what I thought I could and couldn't do.  They said that it seemed to them there was really nothing in the way of doing what I was saying I wanted to do except my thoughts.  Thank goodness for other labsters.

* Legacy Pod - A pod that continues to meet after the Project Lab is over.

Kaizen

The journey of a thousand miles must begin with the first step." - Lao Tzu

I've been reading this book, and I am starting to realize that the next Project Lab, which begins on September 15th, is going to make use of the power of small:  small questions, small thoughts, small actions.  This kaizen approach is about making things happen in tiny ways, incrementally, sort of letting them creep into your life, without any panic or fight and flight syndrome.  Instead of our project results ending up like New Year's Resolutions, which start with a flourish and soon end with a whimper, we can instead create some space and breathing room and then with a whisper invite in our dreams, take some baby steps towards our future, slowly, safely, steadily, serenely.

The next Project Lab promises to be a gentle one.  And big: big, as in "small is big".