Thank you for your patience while I’ve been experiencing some technical difficulties getting this out to you.
Sooooo, let’s talk about technical difficulties. Wikipedia defines them as “unforeseen equipment problems such as hardware failures or software bugs that make it difficult or impossible to perform a desired action.”
Let’s break this down.
Unforeseen: everything seemed fine.
Equipment: You. Me.
Problems: Boom! Betcha weren’t expecting that?!
Hardware: Our bodies.
Software: Our brains, emotions, feelings, energy, schedule, plans, inspirations, needs, wants, anxieties, ability to cope, etc.
Desired action: life, living, getting through the day, looking after ourselves, being the best version of ourselves, making time for ourselves/families/joys.
But also, and more importantly, we’re not actually computers or machines.
We’re soft and squishy, with tendencies towards warm and fuzzy or cold, frazzled, anxious, exhausted, or distracted; each of us guided by a three-pound electrified meat lump of a brain with a series of primitive instincts in a byzantine world.
Sometimes I’m amazed we’ve made it this far as a species. Not because I lack faith in us, but rather, because we’re so complicated.
To be fair, we’re also kind of stupid. Oftentimes we know exactly what we need or what needs to be done, and yet, we just ignore it and push on through.
Is this me just making another thinly veiled metaphor?
Ok, yes.
But what’s the real point?
We’re very familiar with what our technology needs for smooth operation. We understand what it takes for our machines and computers to function. We’re actually pretty diligent about it.
We change the oil in the car and rotate the tires. We update our operatingbsoftware.
We make sure our phones are charged daily. We have back up chargers.
Are we doing that for our own selves?
We understand the value of a reboot, of turning something off and then back on again. It’s almost second nature when your phone feels hot, computer is running slow or your wi-fi simply won’t connect.
Are you doing this for yourself?
Well, are you?
Monday is the solstice, the longest day of the year. That doesn’t mean you need to work all of those hours.
You can just shut it all down for a few hours and call it
upgrading.