'Walk the Line'

This is a great article I found in 'The Niche Report'.  It was written by Stewart Mednick and has a great message.  

“Walking is a simple function many of us take for granted.  Walking is the life-line for any facet of living; we walk to the bathroom after we wake, we walk to our car, we walk to the desk, and we walk the dog.  Walking is essential.  Without walking, we are crippled, limited and isolated.  However, even with being able to walk, we are in danger of mis-stepping at any moment.  Our feet pick up only three quarters of an inch when we stride.  Any lift in a sidewalk slab, ripple in a carpet, or small incline can cause us to trip and fall.  As essential as waling is to our life, the threat of disruption is equally present.

                Our lives are much like walking; it can be disrupted by any obstacle at any moment.  And when our lives falter, the balance is no longer at equilibrium, but in havoc.

                So, how can we achieve our goals if we lose our balance and fall in the walk of life?  Simple, we keep an eye on the line, regain our balance, and then place a foot back on that line and commence to step one foot in front of another.

                Losing a job, sustaining a physical injury, breaking up with a significant other, or figuring out how to pay for a broken transmission are all proverbial trips in the walk of life.  These are all very real issues that are among thousands of issues that can trip us a little or a lot.  Life is a measure of the balance of the walk more than the stride.

                Now, I can sermonize and hypothesize this philosophy into a book.  I can quote cheesy inspiration, and I can develop a spiritual procedure.  I will do none of the above.  In fact, I will keep this tip very short and very focused.  Here is the punch line:

                Did you get it?  Make sense to you?  Any feedback?  Is it familiar to you?

                That’s right, there is no punch line.  There is only understanding with this tip.  Understanding that diversity is as normal as equilibrium.  Walking is a fragile procedure that requires the first year of our life to learn and the rest of our lives to perfect.  Life is a walk that seldom does not meet a trip or stumble.  How you regain balance and continue on that line to your goal is up to you. 

                Just know that when things do not go as planned, it was planned for things to go that way.  Walking is not perfect, but we do it because we have two legs that is how we transport ourselves.  Life is as such.  There is no Magic Formula.  There is no secret method.  Determination to get our collective asses out of bed in the morning is the first step of the daily walk.  It is a fine line between walking tall and falling hard.  Balance is everything.”