Dropping the ball...

...is not as bad as we might feel.

Rather, you might not be doing it enough.

When you drop the ball, the ball does not break. Neither does the floor.

You can pick up the ball and throw it again. You can even let it drop again.

And again.

The more we are okay with dropping the ball, the more we will throw it.

And if we are not here to play, what exactly are we doing here?

It turns out that all this dropping is the hardest part for someone who is learning to juggle. It makes them really uncomfortable to throw a ball and then stand there as it drops to the ground. The desire for outcome is deeply ingrained, and for some, this is the moment where they give up. They simply can’t bear a process that willingly ignores the outcome.

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Our work is about throwing. The catching can take care of itself.

~ Seth Godin, The Practice
Chapter: Learning to Juggle