YOUR LIFE A-Z:ZOOM

INNER BEAUTY IS VIEWED BY A ZOOM LENS

ZOOM

No surprise that ZOOM follows the word velocity.  Simple definition of the word ZOOM is to move quickly, to move upward quickly, and to increase speed suddenly.  Using a ZOOM lens in photography allows the photographer to bring a distant object into sharp clarity.   If you use a computer you know that ZOOM is also a tool on your tool bar that allows you to focus on words by making them larger.  In each of these scenarios it is important to use ZOOM in your daily life. If your goal has become too distant, ZOOM in on it and make your goal clear and defined.  If you have slowed down in your progress toward your goal, ZOOM in on it by quickly re-instating its importance.  Re-enforce your goal with ZOOM energy that increases your likelihood of success.  Move upward in your life by ZOOMING in on what you want.  Maybe you need to be myopic for a while, meaning single focused, not allowing anything to get between you and your goal.  Myopic vision is what happens when the photographer ZOOMS in on a picture.  No longer is the viewer able to see the big picture, but the viewer is able to see the beauty of the rose petal with a drop of morning dew on it.  Both pictures are beautiful in their own way.  Enlarging the picture allows you to bring the entire picture into focus, but ZOOMING in allows you to see the microcosmic beauty.  Both are necessary to enjoy fully the moment. Do not be afraid to ZOOM in.

YOUR LIFE A-Z:VELOCITY

SPEED AND DIRECTION MAKE THE DIFFERENCE

VELOCITY

You may or not remember from math classes that VELOCITY is the speed and direction an object is moving.  For my brain it is a fairly complicated mathematic equation, but the essence of VELOCITY is important in helping you understand the work of change.  To have constant VELOCITY is to maintain constant speed and direction.  The operative word here is constant.  It is impossible when we you are initiating a change to maintain constant speed and direction.  For example, think about how many times you have set out to change your eating patterns and then found yourself invited to a party where you will be tempted with pretty food not on your list.  That example is called a curve in mathematical language.  Thus VELOCITY changes because the speed to negotiated the curve decreases and the direction changes.  What is really important for you to grasp is that once the curve is negotiated the speed accelerates to handle the adjustment that must be made to navigate the curve safely.   You will need to increase your desire to change when curves are coming at you.  Thus, when you are tempted to stay the same, regress, or toss your important decision to the wind, increase your speed in order that the VELOCITY (determination) for change accelerates.  Have a plan to stick to your new goal even when the road to change has many curves, some expected and many unexpected.  Do not let the curves slow you down. Maintain your VELOCITY by using pre-planning to negotiate difficult choices.  VELLOCITY is necessary for change.  Use it wisely.