Lisa for Real

117. That good kinda sore

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Those first days back at the gym, There is this good kind of sore.

It’s our muscles saying our hard work is paying off.

As we work out more, that soreness disappears. The reminder that we are doing good work and that our baby steps are enough disappears.

As we work out more, those baby steps no longer challenge us the way they used to.

Now, we have to take bigger steps, longer or with weights or on different terrain to experience that good kinda sore again.

When we flex our creativity muscles, the same happens. At first, any work will do. But over time, we feel understretched by the same creative work.

How can we get back to that good kinda sore?

115. Choosing incredible

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Credibility means we are believable. That others have found value in us, enough to say “Hey, we trust them. They know their stuff.”

But credible feels sort of average, safe, normal, a bland vanillin.

What doesn’t feel average is incredible – by definition the opposite of credible.

Incredible is impossible to believe, immeasurable, fireworks and blows credible out of any body of water.

If you had to choose, wouldn’t you choose incredible?

114. Certainty in times of uncertainty

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In times of uncertainty, how do we find and grasp onto certainty?

When things are topsy turvy and we feel out of control, where do we look? What do we do?

Some of us look to the future. We make plans for when things are less chaotic. We schedule and put parties or dinners into our calendars as if they are a sure thing.

In times of uncertainty, the only certain thing is death. Maybe by creating plans, we hope to buffer ourselves from the one thing that is certain. The idea of beach vacations and meeting up with friends may very well fall through when we are in a pandemic but that is not stopping us from trying to look ahead.

Do we make plans during uncertainty not only to deal with the uncertainty but to also avoid the certainty of death?