Forget The Prize
We live in a goal-oriented world. We’re all chasing after the prize. We work hard to make money. We play to win.
And in the process of all this future-centered living, we lose sight of the only real treasure we can ever truly have–the pleasure of the present moment.
Joyful Springers forget the prize. They don’t care about the results of what they’re doing. They care about how much fun they’re having doing it.
The best actions in life are the ones that are results in and of themselves. If you love what you’re doing, you’ve achieved your goal. What else matters? Stop focusing so much on what you’re going to get in the future with all your effort. Be more focused on how you feel right now, and the amazing thing is that you’ll actually end up with more prizes as a result.
… another wise tidbit from a joyful English Springer Spaniel.
[Muggins always deferred to her boisterous yellow lab friend, Buck, when they swam after sticks. She cared more about the fun of swimming than the end result of fetching the stick.]
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