Mmmm...Good Chi

My alarm goes off this morning. I stagger to the closet, put on my robe and then out of the corner of my eye, I see it. Laundry. A big ole' pile of laundry. Didn't I just do that yesterday? Is it multiplying much like rabbits do? What the...?

Some things we just can't escape, no matter how much we want to or how hard we try. Obstacles are placed in our everyday life. It leaves many of us asking the question, "Why is the world spinning so fast and why does my life require so much effort?" I'm not just talking about laundry here people...stay with me.

I think Vince Lombardi said it best (didn't he always?) when he said, "The harder you work, the harder it is to surrender. "

I absolutely love his quotes. So many of them I identify with, but this one in particular serves as the backbone for my point.

Things pile up people. Laundry, bills, work, kid's homework, projects, doggie "presents" in the back yard...yes I lead a glamorous life. Determination to make our way through these piles (obstacles) is what makes or breaks us and eventually the journey we take in life.

Now...I can't forget about the Feng Shui.

Do you know about Feng Shui?

I studied it some in my previous job as a Marketing Director at a home builder. We wanted to learn how we could arrange rooms so as to create a good flow. Feng shui entails the positioning of items to achieve a smooth flow of energy or the so-called "chi" in your life.

If your home or office has piles, it in turn relates negatively to your energy and ability to persevere. Think about that for a minute. If you have piles of stuff around you that is calling your attention to come complete it, it's hard to ignore isn't it? It brings you down a little. "Oh yeah...I've still gotta do that. Ughhh. Maybe tomorrow." And the affair with procrastination continues.

We all need to work at reducing our piles. Not just the physical ones, the mental ones too. Another Lombardi quote serves well here..."We would accomplish many more things if we did not think of them as impossible."

My friend told me awhile back, "When you are driving at night, how far ahead can you see with your headlights on?" I think my answer was something like 30-yards. She replied, "And that's all you need to concentrate on now. What's right in front of you. Just take it 30-yards at a time." Good advice. Creates good chi. Me likey. It's all very possible.

We all...and I mean all of us...face difficulties. So, put on your big-girl panties (men...big boy underwear for you!) and persevere my friend! As Coach Lombardi might say, "Lower your shoulders and plow through." Nothing worth having comes easy. Even clean clothes...ughhh...it's a never ending pile. Here I go...