02.23.10

Hang Time by Trina Hess

Posted in Humor~Inspirational at 1:38 pm by Dr. Trina Hess

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My cat likes to jump up on my kitchen chairs. Chairs that are way above his skill level for jumping. Sometimes he smacks his knees loudly against the chair. But sometimes, if he starts from the rug, he gets a lot of height. There is a hang time, and he lands softly. Perfectly.
Driving to work today I realized that 99% of our time on earth is spent in hang-time. We are always going to be “sempre in giro” as my Italian friends say. Always in motion. Our minds race with thoughts: I need more cat treats. Dog food. A nap before play practice. I should get gas before I get home. The garbage needs taken to the dumpster. Etc. Etc. Etc.
The more we think of our average day, the more we see that we never actually reach the chair. Or very seldom. We don’t make a perfect landing each day. There are always tasks that need to be done in the hang-time.
But the more we can enjoy this hang-time, this ambiguous free-fall, the more in-control we’ll feel. Even as we are, technically, out-of-control.
The humorous interplay that happens in the hang-time (because it IS funny watching my cat suspended in mid-air as he aims for his spot on the chair) can be enjoyable. It’s all in how we jump.

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