Our eyes are tied to the pulse of the Dow. Ubiquitous opportunities for a casual glance at the BlackBerry or CNBC ticker tether us to a roller coaster in the middle of a storm without a seat belt. And where goes the Dow, we go … now. That is, our mental, emotional, even physical and spiritual energies ride the fluctuation of this metric.
And – day to day, or moment to moment – does this barometer impact our essential state of being? Does crossing the psychological barrier of 8,000 or 10,000 – in either direction - merit a change of outlook on life?
No. And yet, we have invited this dynamic into our lives by placing disproportionate importance on a simple ‘number’ that is not life changing or threatening.
Directing energy to that which I have no control – and that does not really control me (unless I allow it to) - is toxic. If I choose to ignore the Dow, it may not stop the storm, but I will get surely be off the roller coaster. I can do it now.
Passion Rules,
Barry
