Go. Go. Go.

Cars are prided on how quickly they can go from zero to sixty.

It’s all about the gas pedal.

But just because it is there does not mean you have to slam on it.

Lighten your foot.

And remember that you also have a brake.

Life can feel like a poorly planned and poorly maintained amusement park.

The paths may be confusing, twisting, winding.

Maps and guides are there but they may be hidden behind overgrown bushes or misplaced off the path.

The crowd may feel overwhelming, and you may feel alone, trying to find the people you came to find.

But what most amusement parks offer, even the poorly planned, are opportunities for play, fun, and even delight.

The thrill of a ride, the challenge of a game, and the quirks of the staff are all opportunites to enjoy the experience despite the windy paths, hidden maps and overwhelming crowds.

A sense of playfulness is available to us.

Comfort is overrated.

Comfort causes us to not appreciate what is around us. If we have always lived in a big house in a nice neighborhood, we don’t know any differently.

Our standards are created only by what we know and what we are shown.

But life and learning and growing happens in the contrast.

Plop us in a neighborhood living under the poverty line and we will see what we have. It will make us more appreciative. It will make us want to find solutions.

Get out of your fishbowl. See, breathe and feel the contrast.

The world continues to be further divided.

Right <> Left

Black <> White

Good <> Evil

What the media writes gets replayed in our thoughts. The binary of the world forces our brains to choose.

Right hand or left hand? Red pill or blue pill?

But what if there is a third choice?

How about seeing the duality of this world – the recognition of and the interplay between black and white and all of the grey in between?