Little Things
I think I learned something this weekend but it has been hard to put my finger on. Not sure how I want to explain/discuss/archive it here. BUT I do know one thing, somehow I learned something, and that "something" is important to remember.
I am learning that skydiving is somehow a lab experiment for a lot of things I come across. The sport is bigger than life and it somehow magnifies things to be larger than life or in some cases amplifies the results of things. This weekend the things that happened seem to have their own lessons to be learned in the context of skydiving:
1. Loose brake line not stowed with the toggle causing the tip of my right hand glove to get caught in a line
2. Stowing my slider late and losing altitude/direction awarenes forcimg me to land in a field to the north
3. Excess strap on my helmet flaping against my face in free fall that ends up almost cutting my cheek
All three of these things are little details. Small things. However each of these small things ended up causing much larger consequences for my day. In each of these cases, however, I was able to manage what was going on and stay aware and safe. I think this is all fine and good as a lesson in skydiving safety and making sure I keep my bones inside my skin but that is not the point I am trying to get to.
Little things matter. The small things that we do or say everyday matter in the larger picture of our lives. Somehow I am more aware of how decisions affect our lives and how something that might seem insignificant (a choice, a conversation, an interaction, a word, a glance, a feeling left unsaid) might end up causing something important. Not sure why this has stayed with me going into this week like it has, but I feel a need for thoughful consideration in how I live and what I do. I suppose it's not that I live my life now not thinking about these things, maybe this is just my reminder. Not paying attention to this "reminder" might cause a consequence that is not only my own, but someone else's also. Little things matter.
I am learning that skydiving is somehow a lab experiment for a lot of things I come across. The sport is bigger than life and it somehow magnifies things to be larger than life or in some cases amplifies the results of things. This weekend the things that happened seem to have their own lessons to be learned in the context of skydiving:
1. Loose brake line not stowed with the toggle causing the tip of my right hand glove to get caught in a line
2. Stowing my slider late and losing altitude/direction awarenes forcimg me to land in a field to the north
3. Excess strap on my helmet flaping against my face in free fall that ends up almost cutting my cheek
All three of these things are little details. Small things. However each of these small things ended up causing much larger consequences for my day. In each of these cases, however, I was able to manage what was going on and stay aware and safe. I think this is all fine and good as a lesson in skydiving safety and making sure I keep my bones inside my skin but that is not the point I am trying to get to.
Little things matter. The small things that we do or say everyday matter in the larger picture of our lives. Somehow I am more aware of how decisions affect our lives and how something that might seem insignificant (a choice, a conversation, an interaction, a word, a glance, a feeling left unsaid) might end up causing something important. Not sure why this has stayed with me going into this week like it has, but I feel a need for thoughful consideration in how I live and what I do. I suppose it's not that I live my life now not thinking about these things, maybe this is just my reminder. Not paying attention to this "reminder" might cause a consequence that is not only my own, but someone else's also. Little things matter.
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10:10 PM
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