Today we continue our conversation on Lay Lows.
A Lay Low is a period of time when you can’t make anything happen. You’re stuck with being stuck in the dirty muck of right now. And you’ll try to get yourself out, but you can’t. So then you’ll spin your wheels and your mind will try to race ahead to the future! “Oh, the future, just get me out of right now and into the future!” But you can’t, because you’re in a Lay Low.
And when you realize that you’ll have to wait to move forward, that you’re stuck in the now, you’ll start to look back at where you’ve been, and pretty soon you’re trying to rewrite the past. “I should have done this, I could have done that. How do I fix the past?”
You can’t. You can never fix the past. Stop looking behind. You’ll never put your life back in drive when you’re looking in the rearview mirror.
The mire of a Lay Low is a great time to focus. You can prepare. Lay Lows are no fun, but when you’re in one, take advantage of the time. Learn to wait. Learn to rest up. Lay Lows are often the calm before the big, beautiful storm.
More on Lay Lows in the next posting. And if you think you might be in a Lay Low, drop me a line at PowerofSandra@aol.com
I look forward to hearing your stories of immense personal struggle, and will continue to inspire you .
1 comment:
i thought my mom was the only person who talked about the "lay low" as in, "what are you going to do this weekend, suzanne? are you going to lay low?" which i always interpreted in my head as "what's the matter daughter? no life, no friends, no fun? maybe you could do your laundry."
seriously. i thought this was so funny i shared the link with my brother. she's visiting him now. sucker.
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