There are so many levels inside of ourselves that we get lost in all the complexity. Imagine in-ground pools farther than the eye can see. Some have wet bars, a few of them have beautiful people in them, several are murky and brown, many of the are scalding hot and others have love and joy. When I picture the inside of my mind I imagine a plethora of pools. All the pools spread out, there are little patches of green grass between each pool so I can walk or run to the next and the next and the next because they go on forever, constantly forming as I walk. And there are also thousands of pools covered by gazebo looking structures to escape the hot sun.

I equate the flu to a pool of mucky water while a picnic in a park is a glorious bright blue pool. Sometimes we get dragged into a pool of crappy water by a friend we thought was cool; other times we accidentally fall into a pool of complete bliss.

With all the pools inside of our minds we can actually choose which ones we swim in and which ones we leave for another.

I was caught in the swimming pool of “Hating My Job,” and I could have stayed and swam in my own misery, or I could hop out and pick a better pool – the pool of “I’m Healthy and Can Enjoy a Walk around My Work’s Block Anytime I Want.” It takes practice to understand these pools inside of ourselves and how to hop so easily from one to another, but I promise if you take a little quiet time, just ten minutes of no TV, no computer, no music and no phone – every day – you’ll see how it’s possible to pick the right pool inside of yourself for the right situation.

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This entry was posted on Wednesday, August 30th, 2006 at 5:13 am and is filed under Business.