Sir Froggie’s Pondering
Ancient Amphibious Wisdom for a Modern Day World
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KEEP DIGGING UNTIL YOU
Does it feel like problems keep popping up like weeds no matter what you do? Are you tired of trying to resolve things to no avail? Do you wish there was a way to fix things once and for all?
Keep digging until you get to the roots!
It doesn’t matter if you’re a landscaper, doctor, psychologist, auto mechanic, corporate consultant, educator, parent, or politician. If you want to make things better and fix them permanently you’ve got to keep digging until you get to the roots of the problem. Notice “roots” is plural.
When we’re looking to resolve or improve things we often look for the one problem that needs fixing. In reality, we usually find one symptom, or one PART of the problem. There may be much more beneath the surface. The trouble begins when we find that one symptom, or one part, and think we’ve uncovered the whole thing.
We live in a universe where everything is connected to everything else. Rarely is there ever just one issue at hand, but many. We must keep looking. It’s good to fix things as we go, as long as we’re actually fixing the problem and not merely masking a symptom.
Take our health for example… Perhaps the topical problem is being diagnosed with high blood pressure. The recommended treatment will most likely be a prescription medication. This medication may help but we must ask ourselves: is the high blood pressure a symptom or a problem?
If we dig deeper, our excavation may reveal we’re overweight, under constant stress, not eating healthy, not exercising, not sleeping enough, and working too much. In this scenario high blood pressure medication will only work to a point. If we keep neglecting our body, mind, and spirit our blood pressure is sure to go up again even while taking the medication. Why? Because it’s trying to draw our attention to the real problems of self neglect! If we keep digging for the roots of those problems, we may discover we have beliefs we’re not good enough and must prove ourselves and that we’re unlovable. Now that we know what we’re dealing with we can find a more holistic – and effective – treatment.
Remember: it’s rarely ever just one thing! However, when we get down to the real issues, it does change everything else. It may take longer in the beginning to keep looking deeper and deeper into the problem, but the extra effort to get to the bottom of things, perhaps several things, will pay off. We may need to get creative to dig through the blocks of our ego, but it can be done.
When we do uncover the roots, we’ll know precisely what we’re dealing with and will be able to find a more appropriate solution… once and for all.
So keep digging until you get to the roots!
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