Sit The Bench Once In Awhile
It would be nice if achievement was a simple three-step process:
1. Get an idea.
2. Work hard.
3. Get the result you want.
Unfortunately, life has a way of throwing up obstacles that take the simple out of that three-step process. When this happens while we’re in the middle of step 2, we have a tendency to push harder to try to power on through to step 3.
Joyful Springers sit the bench once in awhile. They understand that there’s another step in the process of having what they want. That missing step is kicking back and allowing things to fall into place.
If you’ve been struggling to achieve something and you feel stuck, take a break. Walk away from it. Think about something else. Give your ideas and effort a chance to settle into place while you sit back and take a breather. Sometimes less turns into a whole lot more.
[Rudie and Jackie are back. Rudie, about three months old in this photo, joined Jackie and her family in the early part of this year, and he clearly loves his new big sister! 
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