Personal Development
There are times when the muscle
in the mundane is reflected when
its power requires, at the drop of
a dime – in a New York minute -
immediate attention, presentation,
assessment or intervention.
The Mundane is/are microscopic
particulate(s) that join together to
pack a punch – when necessary
and often, when least expected.
Excellence can be called to the
carpet at any time.
Excellence in craft, pedagogy or
when contributing in any manner -
can never be denied.
Before there is excellence there is
preparation. It may feel or appear
“joyless” and without merit. It is
not. It is actually a well-dressed
disguise.
The essence of the mundane,
the main idea, like reading
comprehension exercises, like
looking at the universe through a
Hubbell telescope is not always
clearly shown.
Like that seed that germinates
and brings forth life, deep inside
the rich blackness of the earth, it
is moving through the mundane
process of not being seen –
until its leaves are miraculously
bountiful.
LOOK around you at anything you
see. A building, a tree, a car, a
camel, your attire, the food that
you digest. YOURSELF. Reflect on
how they all began. I guarantee
you, none of this brilliance came
fully formed for you to receive,
buy, compliment, criticise or
admire. ridiculous waste of time, or a royal
engagement of the mind.
It was that mundane muscle
grinding through the temporary
challenges that produced these
miracles. When in doubt or frustrated, BE
STILL.
Try this. Every time your GREAT
mind ingests a negative thought,
REDIRECT it to a positive
outcome.
If you believe in prayer, and I do,
pray and send positive energy
and imagery into that “boring”
or “nauseatingly,” seemingly
“joyless” challenge.
As LIFE might say, “I am not here
to entertain you. I am here to
BUILD you.”
I have cousins who learned to
count while helping their divorced
mom tally the registrant papers
for her seminars. She trained
students how to pass their
national nursing exams.
The Howard Nursing Review was
the precursor to what eventually
would give rise to a multitude
of educational outlets such as
“Kumon” and “Kaplan.” These
mundane activities were really
miraculous movements that made
their mom a millionaire.
Breathe and visualise. Look
around at every second miracles
of your life.
Feel your soul RISING through the
drudgery of the tasks with a NEW
understanding.
And like Daniel, the Karate Kid,
see yourself beating what was at
first glance – a Mountain Lion of
mundane obstacles.
In reality, your muscles are
strengthening, but they need for
you to be present, aware and to
breathe.
Don’t try to get to the next level
until you’ve mastered the first (we
often THINK we have mastered
the first, when in reality, we have
not).
As the elder master Karate teacher
Mr. Miyagi would say, “Breathing
is very important. First learn
to stand, then fly. Nature’s rule
Daniel son, not mine.”
Therein lies the joy.
86400. Seconds . . . At first
glance . . .
Very often in life, it is not what
we look at, but what we SEE.
Mundane tasks could be seen as a
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