In other words, be present and content in the moment. Sure, you can have specific destinations or stops planned along the way – just remember to be aware and appreciative of the scenery and moments between stops and destinations. But just like we can use a paddle to steer a boat as we float down a river, we can use our goals and plans to steer ourselves through this life. Life flows by – from childhood to adulthood to middle age and old age – and only a fool would waste time trying to make it otherwise. To use a flowing river as an example, we aren’t looking to change the course of the river, but rather we are trying to move efficiently along the currents of the river. What gives with this? How can we go with the flow and be in the moment, if we are simultaneously trying to change the flow and alter our future toward specific goals? To me, this isn’t really a quandary, because we aren’t really trying to change the flow. Taoism, the philosophy that tai chi is based upon, advocates that we simply “go with the flow.” Zen Buddhism, which Shaolin kung fu is based upon, says we should “live in the present moment.” But coaches and success speakers remind us over and over that goal setting is one of the most important keys to success. Who wants to guess the name of next month’s hurricane that will be approaching when I sit down to write my monthly column? On Goal Setting Now I am writing this month’s message as Hurricane Michael is hitting the Florida Panhandle and predicted to come up and flood Charlotte and the Carolinas. I wrote last month’s message on the topic of preparation a few days before Hurricane Florence was expected to batter the Carolinas.
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