A couple weeks ago, Ron Swanson told Leslie Knope something on “Parks and Recreation” that went viral: “Never half ass two things. Whole ass one thing.”
Maybe it spread like wildfire because it was funny. But I think another part of it is that people want permission to focus on one thing that they love. Not spread themselves so thin doing tons of things that make for a life so busy we can’t remember one memorable, truly lived moment from the day before.
I am often guilty of this living too fast, of trying to fill up my days with little tasks that in the end mean nothing. But more undermining of my opportunity for a full life is the fact I split my energy between living the life I have as the person I am with hoping for something more, something extra and maybe even greedy.
I’m not saying I shouldn’t be motivated to do and be better, that I shouldn’t have hope. But I am saying I should have faith, that I should whole ass this life I have by giving my whole heart and mind to this place I’m in presently, leaving what’s to come and to be to God. Yes this current place is constructed with various elements and roles, but I can focus my energy into them all at once by sticking to today, to my glorious right now.
I need to put my whole ass into being intentional every day. It may start with just a few moments or actions, but those moments will grow and become full days of thoughtful living, of enjoying the best today and not always looking for a better tomorrow. And I know I’ve said these things before, but I also know it takes time. And trying again, and again, to make it happen.
And so I put my whole ass into not giving up.
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