Juggling Chainsaws
By Marlene Buffa
Juggling
Handling life en masse, portends the possibility of
either synchronous success or bouncing and out-of-control failures. When we hold in our hands work, play and relationships, we shift, one
at a time while keeping an eye on the other two, all the while
precariously preoccupied with the very real probability of losing it
all. Therefore, every aspect suffers because we're not living any of
them fully.
Focus in the Moment
As in juggling, coordinating the areas of life
requires skill, timing and a keen knack for unison movement. Struggling
to keep all parts of ourselves alive continuously requires tireless
effort and eventually leads to fatigue. Focusing on one portion over
another produces the failure of the whole. Knowing the role of your
hands and eyes takes skill only repetition and practice bring. The
futile practice of rotating three or more items for no one real gain
requires incredible dexterity yet nothing gets accomplished except the
honing of your skills to live in the moment.
No Results
In some ways, our buzzing martyrdom wants attention!
"Look at me!" it cries. "I'm trying soooo hard to make all these
horrible things in my life work. I'm doing my best to handle it all."
To what end? So you can keep rotating the horrible?.
Why Chainsaws?
When we look what we're juggling in life, we see it's
an absurd struggle! Misery requires focus, energy and perpetual motion
to exist. The good news is, when one ball drops the others soon follow.
Take a look at your success in your three aspects of
life. Why are you juggling, on what are you focusing (hence creating
more of the same) and what are you juggling (how does it show up in
your life)? Someday you may realize the thing in your life you've
desperately tried to keep in motion is not anything you ever wanted or
needed. If it doesn't empower you and move you forward drop it - and
LOVE when that happens! .
Years ago, the television show Saturday Night Live,
included a skit where Billy Crystal and Christopher Guest plaid blue
collar workers discussing their masochistic habits. Describing painful
physical events, absurdly orchestrated, the opposing character grimaced
and replied, "Ooh, I hate when that happens." The audience laughed not
only because of Crystal's comedic timing or splendidly delivered line,
rather they recognized the irony of self-destructive behavior. When we
realize the chainsaws we juggle of our own volition grind away at the
solid trunk of our foundation, we see our well being felled at the very
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Lovingly, life presents us with three major
aspects which comprise our existence. We opt to savor them one at a
time, or we grab each precious experience by the handful, wondering how
to make sense of the bounty and diversity of gifts. One by one, we
examine fully each component - our work, our play and our
relationships. With the luxury of time and patience, we fully
appreciate the role of each aspect in our life, and set two aside to
examine the third. But what happens when we neglect two to actualize
the one portion of our life? Sitting on the sideline, waiting for
engagement, the two orbs of life pretend to operate on their own, while
we gaze into the crystal ball in our hand. When we can't assimilate all
portions of our life, in equal balance and tenacity, the neglected
suffers.
The loudest chainsaw in our life gets the most
attention, just as the squeaky wheel. When we find ourselves crying out
loudly for healing of one aspect over another, we recognize the
imbalance and seek to correct it. We grab the mechanical expression of
our empty hand and upon closer inspection realize it's only a physical
manifestation of an internal issue. We inherently create tangible
representations of that which requires focus to better symbolize what
inside of us needs attention and work.
Juggling itself produces no results. Look at your
life. In what ways is your life enriched by your constant attention to
balancing the flow? Your energy and spirit grow more in tune with the
process than with the work, play and relationships themselves. Foregoing two or more for one produces failure. Fatigue in the entire
ritual produces breakdown. I guess failure and breakdown are results,
but certainly not the ones you juggled for in the first place!
When things are good, they don't require juggling. Only the perceived difficulties require shifting to avoid our feeling
bad too long with one thing at a time. We never hear of juggling and
struggling our perfect health, our happiness, our abundance. As humans
we interject the dramatic and find a reason to experience the "I hate
when that happens" at own expense.
Marlene Buffa
Taking a quiet sideways glance at life, Marlene
offers insight through her words from experiences. . A student of
new-thought teachings, Marlene finds practical spirituality around
every corner and seeks wisdom through observation of life's
inter-relationships. Sometimes playful, sometimes poignant, always
thought-provoking, her writing inspires readers in meaningful ways.
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