This post is dedicated to my recent lack of clear vision and the study I've been doing in the month of October.
I first started investigating this when at least 3 of my coaching clients said to me, "I don't know what my ideal life would look like. I've never thought about it." I started wondering about the saying that if you don't know where you're going you'll never get there.
So I've begun looking at scriptural references, self-help books, and even a program I'm writing for an upcoming hour workshop I'm doing for a group.
How ironic is it that last week I injured myself because of lack of vision. Here's what happened...I was minding my own business, carrying a big notebook in front of me and trying to read it while walking into my bedroom. All of a sudden I made contact with something that immediately crashed to the floor and fell onto both of my feet. It took a second for me to give out a huge, "Yelp!". Then I crashed to the floor myself.
I had run into the tower fan that we sometimes keep in our bedroom door (yes, for you inquisitive ones, our a/c needs balancing). It's not uncommon for this thing to sit right smack in the doorway with a Texas summer. I knew that. Why did I run into it?
I had something else blocking my vision, keeping me from seeing what was obviously there. Now I've written this down - sometimes we don't see the obvious because we have something else in the way, something we should have known was there but we're so caught up in what we're doing that we miss it.
Ok, let me tie this to something else. What about when you're so caught up in your work that you miss your little girl's pleas to take a break and go get ice cream, or you're so distracted by watching "my show" that you ignore your spouse's tears because he/she has had a horrible day.
My coaching question for you is - what is it that's got you so distracted right now, you can't see what's right in front of you?
It's hard for me to wear a shoe on my left foot because of the small scab I now have from the fan's impact. As I look down & notice the small scars, it reminds me that I need to make sure to tell my kids I love them when they wake up this morning.
