You know how some people chuck a lobster 🦞 into boiling water?​
I wouldn't do that. I think it's cruel.

But I get why the lobster stays there.
It’s because the water warms up slowly.
It doesn’t realise it’s in trouble until it’s too late.

Something simular happened to me the other day.
Not life or death, not even close.
But close enough to make me think.

I was out mowing and it started to rain 🌧️
Just a bit, so I kept going.
Then a bit more.
Then more again.

Before I knew it, five hours had passed.
My boots were full of water and then
I came to a sudden relisation when my headset cut out completely.
The rain had killed it ☔
And I thought, what on earth am doing out here?

Why didnt I just stop when the rain got bad
Well the rain used the same trick the lobster fell for

It didn’t start pouring.
It just got steadily worse. Gradually. Quietly.
And I didn’t notice.

I’d adapted at every step.
That’s what got me. Not the rain.
The fact that I never made a choice.

It snuck up on me.

Sometimes it’s not the big changes you need to watch out for.
It’s the slow drift that takes you somewhere you’d never choose if you were paying attention.

In relationships. In life. Even In your business

So take a breath now and then.
Look around.
And ask yourself —

Am I standing in the rain without even realising it? 🌧️🦞

If you are, maybe its time to do something about it.

Until next time, get out there, mow lawns and have fun.

Oh, and stay out of the rain

Stuart

P.S. If you feel like a lobster too, here are 3 ways you can escape that lobster trap.

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