Coming Back from the Surface – ElPropósito3 min de lectura

What comes after an oxygen recharge?

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In July 2020 I wrote a post with a metaphor about the importance of stopping and taking a breath so we can keep going, one option in the constant pursuit of our visions. I used the example of a diver deep in the ocean, torn between heading back to shore or carrying on with the mission, and blind, for no good reason, to a third option: going up to the surface. How long can the pause and the breath at the surface last? How do we know where to go after that pause?

Coming up to the surface may have meant seeing the vastness of the horizon, and even wondering whether to keep swimming in search of our treasure. When I wrote about surfacing, I was thinking of how often we need to think calmly, sort out our ideas, get clear on our direction and carry on. Pausing and breathing, simple as they are, mean much more than just stopping to rest. Taking a moment to stop in such a fast-moving world is a luxury very few allow themselves. Some might even see it as a waste of life.

Yet however long the pause lasts, the clarity that comes from resetting our compass and carrying on with our plans lifts the spirit and strengthens our hope to keep sailing. Back in the water, far from shore, oxygen recharged and direction clear, it’s much easier to keep diving into the depths of the ocean. It’s an ocean of opportunities we can hardly seize if all we’re focused on is getting a result.

Our Life Purpose is exactly the compass that will always point to the North our decisions should follow. Whether we’re immersed in reaching our goals or thinking through the next decision, as long as we trust our potential, life itself gives us resources we may not have noticed before. Opportunities become more obvious, and the lessons we’ve learned guide us in writing our own strategy for knowing why, when and how often we need to recharge our oxygen.

If tomorrow you come back from the surface to keep diving into the depths of your own ocean, guided by your Life Purpose, the best will always be yet to come.

Warm regards,

Rodrigo Baccaro

P.S. This week’s VELA (what I was Watching, Listening to, Reading and Learning):

• What I was Watching: Una mirada educativa a la creación de internet (An educational look at the creation of the internet). One of the best interviews with a remarkable figure, a co-creator of the internet, whose influence on technology has shaped the whole world
  – What I was Listening to: Fasting for cognitive high performance. An interview related to the book I’m reading and to the tea I learned to make, which I also share at the end of this VELA. What stood out for me was the research on flow, its link to fasting and, above all, the book it mentions (already on its way)
  – What I was Reading: The Art of Impossible. A great book that’s teaching me more about the mind, and precisely about how to achieve impossible things. Hard to read quickly because it’s so packed with lessons and research
  – What I was Learning: Morning Tea That’s Better Than Coffee. The kind of tea I usually make on Mondays, and it ties right in with the podcast I listened to this week

Author: Rodrigo Baccaro

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