Author: Andrea Grassi

Everyone is different, that is a fact. We do also know that we all share some similarities, things that we can correlate between each other.

The things we like, the way we think, the way we see the world.
Most people have a similar alignment on these topics.

Some do not, and it’s only by chance, or comparison, that they discover this.
Think about the sight. It wasn’t until the paper (journals, etc) came to be that people realized they were short-sighted. Some could read perfectly, some could not.
Until then, nobody cared and nobody knew because they didn’t have a way to compare (or to say it better: to measure) their sight.

This is true for many things, like how you breathe from your nose, how you think, etc.
It’s not about being special, it’s about understanding that individual differences that are hardly noticeable until you start measuring it.

It’s not always sunny. There will be days when your mind is foggy, there will be days when your ideas won’t be special.

We are not made to reach peak performance every day, to go to the extremes.

Quite the opposite. The shallow days are a fundamental part of having great days because they give space to your mind and body.

Some days you’ll have good ideas, some days you won’t.
Some days you’ll write great posts, some days you won’t.

Managing your attention might require time and effort, but it’s worth it.
In an economy where attention is the new money and the goal is to steal your mind time, then being able to direct your attention correctly is not easy.

It was never easy to begin with, but now, with the increasing technologies that ask us for input, reviews, comments and interactions, we’re left with a new skill to develop in our future: Attention awareness.

Being able to discern and track where our attention goes, what’s requiring it for marketing purposes and where it’s truly needed.

Sounds simple, but depending on how you consume information and use smartphones/apps, it might be not.

You might get lost in the arguments, but there are times when taking a stand is important.

“Have strong opinions, loosely held”, this is key, as it was said many times before. Be bold in your intentions, but kind towards others.

Be open to different points of view and question the assumptions.

And when you feel you ruled out any option, when you feel it’s a matter of values and not ego: in those times, take a stand. 

Make a point, clarify with kindness what you believe in.

You might be tempted to think that the word “healthy” applies only to food.

But if you stop for a second and envision the meaning of what “health” is, it might be possible that you will see other ramifications of that meaning and where it applies.

Once, in a gym, a coach told me: Exercise is like flossing, it’s a way to keep us clean.
I would add that both are healthy choices, since both contribute to our health.

Is meditation healthy? It sure is.
Reducing phone usage? Dressing with clean clothes?

Striving to find ways to care for our healthiness is good, but the word healthy would not express its full potential if we use it only to food.

Food can help, food is critical, but it’s not enough. 
Healthiness is part of our entire system, mental, physical and emotional.