It's been a while since I've posted.
In fact, it's been over a week and a half. So, I'm sorry about that.
This past weekend, I was in Miami taking part in a US Chess Tournament. I did pretty Cheesy. (Pretend like that's a pun.) And soon after that I have been back and forth doing all kinds of "busy" things like: catch up on sleep, sort balloons, order business cards, and try and make time to clean out my car.
Through all the craziness, I finally did manage to work a gig today! I know, I'm excited too!
I worked at a place where I totally bombed. It was a nicer place with mostly richer families and their children and I walked in with a huge ego and expected to make balloons for only adults and totally just goof off with the children.
Yeah... It was a great idea... But it totally didn't work. Also, because I went into the gig with such a closed mind (being tired didn't help), I pretty much shot myself in the foot from the get go.
I learned:
It doesn't matter how much you plan or how much you prepare, things will always go differently then you expect.
So, as a very wise man once said, "Be like water making its way through cracks. Do not be assertive, but adjust to the object, and you shall find a way round or through it. If nothing within you stays rigid, outward things will disclose themselves."
(So, 10 pts. to who can tell me who said that.)
Next gig, tomorrow... I will be like water. I will clear my mind rather than planning ahead. I will let the crowd decide how I react. I will not let it control me because I am still the one that is suposed to be in control, but I will not try and force my ways upon them. I will be myself and I will let them be themselves and together I know that it will be an awesome combination.
From one drop of water to the next,
have a happy voyage down the stream of life.
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I was going to add this to the post... I have that power... but I liked the whole water thing and didn't want to ruin it.
This is me saying "I told you so!"
I told you so!!!
Maybe next time you'll listen to the person with kids. :)
And I mean that in the nicest way possible... :::smiles:::
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