Drop the Bubble Wrap

I was so intent on being helpful.  I needed to get the shipping materials to another department.   Scooped up 23 rather large flat boxes under one arm;  shoved a rather large roll of bubble wrap under the other and headed off to another building.  Managed to navigate my way through a number of obstacles:  thank goodness for crash bars and doors that open inward and people who will press an elevator button for you.   I had two much in my arms and hands to manage otherwise.

And then I got to the very last hurdle;  the "pull" door that requires a badge scan.  I had no more resources.  I could either stand there, being pathetic until the random individual came along (who I hoped would have a badge) or make the decision to drop the bubble wrap so I could use my badge so I could go forward through that door.

I dropped the bubble wrap.  In order to get to my goal, I had to (in this case, temporarily) let something go.

It is a simple point, but sometimes so difficult to do.  We convince ourselves that
to be successful in our quest. . .we must hold on to everything.

Sometimes the "everything" we have to hold on to references that specific piece of work.  We convince ourselves that everything on the project or concept must be executed as originally thought; that any edit, no matter how judicious, would be a matter of sacrilege.

Maybe the "everything" we hold onto is everything else that is going on.   No matter what extra work has come our way, we must continue doing everything we've been doing all along.   Only burn-out and disappointment will follow.

Or sometimes we believe we must hold on to the basic tenets of how we've learned to live or work.  That every motion, every habit is a necessity - no matter how superfluous it may be or what resources it may ultimately take away from what we are trying to currently achieve.

Editing is helpful.  Editing is healthy.  Letting go of things enables us to get things done.

Drop the bubblewrap.

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