I was riding my bike and came to an impasse. I had a choice: I could go back and take the main road, or cross this opening in the fence with thick, lumpy tree roots bulging from the earth, and a metal pole sticking up in the middle.
I’d faced this in the past. The first time, focused on the roots and the pole, I crashed. The second time I walked my bike through. This time I stayed on my bike, assessed what I was dealing with, tightened my hold on the handlebar to keep it straight, then focused my eyes on the smooth pavement on the other side. Amazingly, I sailed through without my wheel twisting in the roots.
It made me think about how often we get mired in the gnarly stuff, the blockages, the problems. We must remind ourselves often of the end goal and keep picturing getting there and how good it will feel.
Making time to assess and deal with the gnarly stuff is critically important. But making time to look ahead is vital, picturing the end goal and allowing it to pull us forward.
Keeping a clear picture of the ultimate goal in mind stimulates our thinking about what is needed to get there. “Eyes ahead” is a good reminder.
What do you want to focus your eyes on to pull you toward?
