So I'm sitting at a video Keno machine (Carey, you'll be even more jealous when you find out how much I won!) :) this past weekend, playing 4 card Keno. That game has four cards on one screen, and I noticed that when the numbers are being called, almost invariably the card I'm watching is not the one where the most numbers are lighting up.
What? I cannot bend this inanimate object to my considerable will? Doh! ;)
Got me thinking . . .
How often are we overly focused on one 'main' goal, only to find the really good action going on 'on the sidelines' instead?
There's a saying that where attention goes, energy flows.
HOWEVER, we can also block or even negate that energy by bearing down too much, fixating on a result and attaching to an outcome to the exclusion of all else.
It goes back to being flexible, holding on with a light grasp. Adhering to schedule but also moving around, veering off course for a moment and always keeping your eyes open to what is going on around you. Keeping your life and business fresh.
So I set my goals for the day, week etc like always, but I deliberately break away so I don't miss anything I shouldn't be missing. Try it! It makes you feel more in control and less a slave to externals.