THE THROW
Lao Tzu: “Grasp it, and lose it”
How can a throw be considered a throw if it is never released? Don’t you see, it is our desire to hold on – to maintain control – which keeps the throw from actualizing its potential. Therefore, only in the willingness to let go do we find self-actualization. Create, and destroy. Learn, and unlearn. Grasp, and release. This is the way to a fruitful life and the only approach which truly opposes self-destructive behavior. We idolize that which we grasp, and in doing so we give the thing grasped power over us. That power is dualistic and therefore requires enemies, lowers self-worth, surrenders freedom, fosters brokenness, and limits our potential. Find a way, in this world of grasping, to worship only the act of letting go. Act without need for the fruits of your actions, and your throw will travel far and true.
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About the Author
I have known Rich for over 10 years, dating back to our days in San Diego, where we would take breaks from our engineering job by watching YouTube videos of the javelin throw in my cubicle. Rich combines amazing talents that include functioning at a tremendously high level with little to no sleep and a burning desire to identify connections between the mind, body, spirit and universe. The fruit of Rich’s passion includes the reflection you see above, along with countless others that are either published in his new book “THE ART OF WAR AND BASEBALL” or still marinating in his head waiting for the chance to touch paper. Rich draws his inspiration from his love of sports, particularly his most recent career as youth baseball coach for his two sons. Just as influential is Rich’s spiritual life and his interest in the power of the mind to influence ones reality
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-Sean Furey, Founder Furey Athletics