From the desk of... Mary Robinson Reynolds
Re: For those who are feeling like you've hit the wall ...

When Life Gets You All the Way DOWN: Shake it off, And Step Up.

A parable is told of a farmer who owned an old mule which fell into the farmer"s well one morning. The farmer heard the mule braying desperately from its hopeless position, battered and bruised. The mule looked upward for a savior.

After carefully assessing the situation, the farmer sympathized with the mule, but decided that neither the mule nor the well was worth the trouble of saving. Instead, he called his neighbors together and told them what had happened - eventually enlisting them to help haul dirt to bury the old mule in the well and put him out of his misery.

Initially, the old mule was hysterical as his awful plight soured further. But as the farmer and his neighbors continued shoveling and the dirt hit his back - a thought struck the stubborn mule.

It suddenly dawned on him that every time a shovel load of dirt landed on his back... HE SHOULD SIMPLY SHAKE IT OFF AND STEP UP!

And so he did, blow after blow. "Shake it off and step up - shake it off and step up - shake it off and step up!" He repeatedly encouraged himself to keep going as the well grew shorter and the light above grew brighter.

No matter how painful the blows, or distressing the situation seemed the old mule fought "panic" and just kept right on SHAKING IT OFF AND STEPPING UP.

It wasn't long before the old mule, battered and exhausted, stepped triumphantly over the wall as the neighbors and a farmer once intent on burying him learned a lesson about overcoming adversity in their own lives.

It's not always easy navigating your way through life...

Taking the "road less traveled" can certainly make it all the more challenging!

Whatever path you have chosen, or find yourself on right now this short bit of inspiration will move you to walk tall and proud, and create something that will make the world awesome. If nothing else, we hope it'll make you and your loved ones smile!

After all, if life is a game, aren't we on the same team?

Reaching out to make a world of difference ...

Mary Reynolds
Business Consultant, Trainer & Coach
TeamSynergy.MakeADifference.com

PS ... If you would like to shift the energy of the culture you live in and / or work in then the principles of words in combination with the attitudinal energy behind them you can learn how to effectively take this to your circle of influence with my signature Team Synergy 101 Online Course. Click here to learn what my program offers that will take your group to the next level in synergistic productivity.

Heart Productions & Publishing, Greater Boston Area, 603-382-8848