When a milestone is conquered, the subtitle erosion called entitlement begins its consuming grind. The team regards its greatness as a trait and right. Half hearted effort becomes habit and saps a champion. -Pat Riley (1945-), former NBA player and coach.
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Consistency is contrary to nature, contrary to life. The only completely consistent people are dead. -Aldous Huxley (1894-1963), English writer and author of Brave New World.
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Interdependence is and ought to be as much the ideal of man as self -sufficiency. -Mohandas Gandhi (1869-1948), pre-eminent political and spiritual leader of the Indian Independence movement.
The inspiration for thought and emotion that life offers seems endless. However, there is none more powerful and compelling than how people interact. So many of our actions are inspired by other people, whether it be friends helping each other or even mortal enemies forcing each other into defensive action.
At times, this merry-go-round called life seems to be spinning at a very rapid rate. A speed we’re able to keep most of the time, yet also a pace that requires us to slow down to a snail’s pace to recover so that we can jump right back on.
We embrace the concept of retirement like the Holy Grail…the discovery of a time in our own life we can pull the throttle back and just relax for good. We have visions of having someone else take care of us for a change! We see it all the time especially in families where the children are now the care takers in a role reversal.
Certainly there are many who regret having to take care of anybody else. They’re wired like fans of Ayn Rand’s Atlas Shrugged, which declares the message that we should rely on no other to provide than ourselves. While I’m definitely a fan of this when it comes to a business attitude, there’s an inherent danger if we drift too far off shore and end up on our own little deserted island.
