The Seriousness Trap

Baseball player David Ortiz is retiring after this season. He seems to be enjoying his farewell tour. In a recent game, he hit a single and then gave the first base man a shoulder massage. Ortiz video

Now obviously I don’t know what is going on in his head but here are a few suppositions:

Since he knows it is ending, he’s taking the time to savor the moments, letting his guard down, being more playful, and enjoying the journey.

Now what prevented him from experiencing his whole career this way? What is preventing us from moving through our days lightly and playfully?

It is so easy for us to take ourselves so seriously. What if we stopped doing that and started enjoying the journey a heck of a lot more?

Much Love,

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