#507: Question Two is the One
Each day…there are TWO miles we can choose to walk.
The FIRST mile.
The EXTRA mile.
The FIRST mile is the 5,280 feet that life requires us to walk every day – as parents, friends, spouses, partners, employees, bosses, bill payers, pet owners…and in checking off the mundane items on our daily “To Do” list.
The FIRST mile is what life requires of us to get by.
The EXTRA mile is finding the time, energy, and heart to keep walking, doing, and giving past our daily survival commitments. Despite feeling exhaustion, disappointment, and frustration, we still find the “push” in us to walk, do, and give extra for our health, goals, people, and the causes that matter to us.
The EXTRA mile is what life requires of us if we want better.
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Occasionally, this question will nudge your brain:
“Should I go the EXTRA mile?”
When it does, let your response and action be driven by asking yourself a second question:
“How happy will I be just getting by?”
EXTRA Thoughts…
As of this writing…
520 cities have joined the November 1 mission of clapping for extra-mile volunteer heroes.
It’s a pretty cool list.
Check it out: Extra Mile Day
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Miss last week’s blog? Here’s the audio version:
I Didn’t See That Coming
Thank you for going the extra mile…
and reading this week.
I am grateful.
