Make It So

"He who observes the wind [and waits for all conditions to be favorable] will not sow, and he who regards the clouds will not reap." - Ecclesiastes 11:4 AMP

Some people will never accomplish anything of significance in their lives because they're waiting to get all their ducks in a row, all their i's dotted, their t's crossed. They misunderstand the meaning of the word PERFECT, viewing it as a noun, a condition, a state of mind.  In truth, the word PERFECT is a verb, an active process. As Capt. Jean Luc Picard of Star Trek: The Next Generation would say to his crew whenever his crew was faced with a challenge that required decision action to produce a specific result, "MAKE IT SO."  They couldn't afford to sit around and wait for conditions to work themselves out until they became favorable, they had to take action to make sure they would get the results they wanted. And so do we all.

A mistake just as big as waiting for things to work themselves out is holding the belief that things would work out so much better for us if we were more like somebody else. If we were as smart as him, as attractive as her, as confident as this one, as poised and disciplined as committed and polished as that one, etc. Long story short, we fall into a trap any time we tell ourselves we need to be more like somebody else in order to be successful. If you believe this to be true, you are living a foolish fantasy. Everybody is talented and gifted in some way, but we're not all talented in the same way as everybody else. We are all born originals, the sad part is that too many of us settle for life as a second rate copy of somebody else, a person we were never meant to be.

And I'll tell you something else: if you think for even a second that people who are now seen as successful had an easy time getting there, you are only kidding yourself. Everyone has problems, challenges, struggles, a cross to bear, some kind of adversity to face, to overcome. When you see someone in the spotlight, standing in the winner's circle, all you see is someone holding the prize, a seemingly spotless finished product. What you do not see is the finishing process they had to go through to remove all those spots and blemishes. Oak trees don't look all that impressive or imposing when they start out; people who see their humble beginnings think they're nuts.  Diamonds don't amount to much in their early days either. They're just lumps of coal that withstood the pressure of their surroundings before being able to sparkle with the brilliance of a bright new morning star.

Long story short, whatever good will come from your life does not arrive on its own. You must resolve to become part of the process, to roll up your sleeves and put your hand to the plow, so to speak. Sweat equity costs the most at the start, but pays the greatest reward in the end. Back in the 80's there was a popular movie, Flashdance, whose main theme song, sung by Irene Cara, had lyrics that spoke volumes. The song was called What a Feeling, and one line in particular stands out. It very simply says: "Take your passion, and make it happen." No more profound words in that song were sung than these.

Indeed the race is not given to the swift or to the strong but rather to those who endure to the end, but in order to gain the prize you still must run across the finish line at the end of the course, however long it may take. For your dream to come true, it cannot start with others, it must start with you:

"Don't wait for the perfect moment, take the moment and make it perfect."  Zig Ziglar

"You cannot afford to wait for perfect conditions. Goal setting is often a matter of balancing timing against available resources. Opportunities are easily lost while waiting for perfect conditions." - Gary Ryan Blair

Do yourself a favor: if you really want conditions in your life to be ideal, to be favorable, heed a word to the wise courtesy of Captain Jean-Luc Picard:

MAKE IT SO...

That's all, y'all...

Until we meet again, remember:

Keep it simple...

See ya!

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