Grit – it’s been on my mind a lot this week. After reading an article in ESPN magazine (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/draft2011/news/story?id=6299428) that concluded the number one factor in determining how successful a quarterback will be in the NFL is Grit – I’m convinced it’s the number one factor in determining success in most everything else.
I don’t think Grit can be taught, learned or otherwise acquired. Either you have it or you don’t. It may take the right combination of cause and passion to spring it to life, but no amount of excitement will translate to Grit.
How much Grit do you have? How much do I have?
What have you worked tirelessly at for weeks, months, years? Because that is what Grit is. It’s crazy work ethic over time.
I’m going to need to test myself on this. How about you?
Innocence – My brother’s daughter learned the secret behind Santa this week. The end of innocence, or at least the start of it.
My youngest son is 7 and I still see him as innocent being. It’s one of the most beautiful things to observe in this world – and I will miss it when it’s gone.
He’s not yet tainted by all the darkness the world has to offer. Life is still …. perfect, in a way.
We all still have some degree of innocence to us. I just wonder if it’s a good or bad thing. There are so many things we don’t know. So many things we refuse to know. So many things we will never know.
Is innocence good or bad? Would love your thoughts.
Rhythm – It’s a beautiful sounding word. It has a flow and beauty all to itself. Not many words do.
A friend of mine announced he was getting into a rhythm this week – and that it was a wonderful feeling. I agree completely.
We all like routine to some degree. But rhythm goes a bit deeper. It means we are in sync with the world and its workings – and in that flow there is beauty.
We can never actively get into rhythm – it just kind of happens. But you sense when you are there, as it creates a peace and flow to our lives that help us get to point A from point B without the usual effort.
Have you been in a rhythm lately? Tell me about it. How is it different than other states you are in?
