January 10-C, 2023

"Empty your mind as  you step to the line"
is an old adage regarding
shooting free-throws in basketball.

It flows from an older adage about archery
in the Taoist canon:
"The ability of the archer to hit the bullseye
varies in inverse proportion 
to the size of the prize for doing so."

Or, the shorter version of both:
"No Thinking!"
Allow your response to the situation
to arise unbidden
at the right time,
in the right place,
in the right way.

Your body knows how to shoot free throws.
Give your body the ball
and get out of the way!

No rehearsing.
No contriving.
No forcing.
No striving.

When the fish strikes,
set the hook!
When the door opens,
walk through!

"Eat when hungry,
rest when tired."

And, try this:
Only do today
the things
you can do with 
all your heart.

Let everything else
wait until tomorrow

(You may want to do this
on a weekend).

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