sunlight's gentle way
moving slowly over snow
clouds cover the sky
Another day with snow. This snow, though, has settled in. Nothing new during the day.
I created this in Canva, which is a lot of fun.
Haiku: February 8, 2025
Category: Personal Reflections
Lessons learned about life; pearls of wisdom I’ve gleaned through pain, failure and honest reflection
Tonight’s Haiku: February 7, 2025
in the winter's sky
mountains rising through the wind
beyond bitter cold
A Sunday Haiku
while the clouds moved past
winter's power continues
sleet and snow descend
Tonight’s Haiku: January 31, 2025
this winter rainfall
gently upon the rooftop
silence of the night
Today’s Haiku: December 17, 2024
this cold rain
amidst barren trees
a rose blooms
Today’s haiku, December 3 2024
walking near the shore
under the autumnal dusk
glorious colors
Today’s Haiku: December 2, 2024
while sipping my tea
I admire the juncos
in the winter’s sun
Tonight’s Haiku: Sunday November 24, 24
within the night air
as dreams begin their calling
raindrops start their song
A Quote For The Day
I came accross today’s quote at Michele Lee’s blog “My Inspired Life”.
Devote yourself to loving others, devote yourself to your community around you, and devote yourself to creating something that gives you purpose and meaning.”
― Mitch Albom, Tuesdays with Morrie
First, I loved Tuesdays with Morrie. And I just love the vibe of this quote. It reminds me of what’s important in life, even is these troubling times.
I hope this finds you well. May you find your community, one that you may delight in devoting yourself to.
The Value of Mastery
James Clear, the author of “Atomic Habits” has a newsletter “3-2-1 Thursday”. Each issue contains:
- 3 short ideas from James
- 2 quotes from other people
- 1 question
Today’s newsletter, titled “On growing fast vs growing slow, the value of mastery, and climbing the right mountain“, resonated with me. The goal of my personal development plan is mastery, and I’m working on mastering what, exactly. Project management? IT? Web development? One of these. But this post drove home a weakness holding me back: my impatience. I want to become a master fast. And, well, that’s the opposite path of mastery. James included this quote, which I appreciated. It drives home the point succinctly.
“Mastery is the best goal because the rich can’t buy it, the impatient can’t rush it, the privileged can’t inherit it, and nobody can steal it. You can only earn it through hard work. Mastery is the ultimate status.”
~ Derk Sivers
Choosing what NOT to study is one of my core challenges right now. I’m interested in SO very much. Choosing to NOT pursue something is rather painful. But I know it’s the right decision. But, man, it’s so hard!
Have you developed mastery in something? How did you go about de-selecting what to study? Was it as hard for you as it is for me?