Your Surroundings: Part 7

I put the word surroundings into the search on my blog and discovered six entries. (If you'd like to play along at home, go to my main blog page, scroll down to "Search this Blog" in the left hand column, and type in "surroundings.") Today's theme is somewhat different: watch out for potential challenges in your surroundings. It's just as important as watching out for opportunities. Someone I know often claims that inanimate objects attacked him. It's funny the first or second time, and then you start to wonder how he didn't see that huge puddle of melted snow before he stepped into it and got his foot all cold and wet. Barring some sort of visual impairment, which he doesn't have, it seems that he just does not pay attention to his surroundings to a level that it feels to him as though inanimate objects are actually moving into his path and "attacking" him.

Whether it's a puddle of melted snow or a more serious challenge in your environment, pay attention. Many challenges can be avoided or weakened if you pay attention to your environment and make necessary corrections to your course of action. When you encounter a challenge that couldn't be avoided, at least you are aware of it and can be prepared with knee high rubber boots before you step into a puddle of melted snow.
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