The Rat Race Revisited

"It's not a race, it's just life.  There is no finish line, no winners or losers." -Jed McKenna, Spiritual Enlightenment, The Damnedest Thing
 
This is a lesson I learned a while back but then forget as I get caught up in the proverbial rat race.  I leave Jed's book out and about so I remember to take a peak every now and then for a refresher in perspective.  I've chosen to play the game and I give it my all which means I run the risk from time to time of losing sight of the forest for the trees (cliche limit yet?).  I start to take it all too seriously which actually makes my work less enjoyable.
 
So the key to bring it back down to a level I'm comfortable with is to adjust the scale.  Take a look at the situation from afar, in both time and space; a cosmic view.  From that distance everything is so tiny that I can't help but feel foolish for being so caught up in this miniscule moment.
 
That doesn't mean to stop caring.  It means stop stressing.  Get back to creating and having fun, after all, it's just life.