No Super Powers Required

So this week has been one of those where nothing seems to go my way and I just feel like crawling into my man-cave and hibernating till the season is over. So for a bit of fun and considering all the super hero movies that are around I would like to ask, “What super power would you like to possess?”
As a child I would amuse myself with idea of imagining which character I could emulate.

• I would imagine having super strength to be able to move anything my way.
• X-ray vision would have been exciting to see your friend’s skeleton and to be able to see what's happening in the next room.
• Of course flying was one of my favourites and truth be told is still a fantasy of mine.
• How about being super flexible and being able to stretch and mould your body into weird shapes to get through impossible obstacles?
• What about being able to shape shift and take on the appearance of anything you can imagine?

With the week that I have been having I have been wishing for the invisibility super-power to be able to just disappear.

Is that an evolvement from checking-out and going to my man cave? I don’t know, all I know is that it would be great to be able to just disappear for a while, go to a place of peace and rest and really check-out for a while.

I have realised that , sometimes, you don’t need to check-out to find the reset button. You just need to find where you belong and be all there at that place in that moment.

I was able to find that place this evening. It was loud and buzzing with people. Not the isolated island of peace and tranquillity I thought I needed, but somehow it was just the place I needed to be. Standing in a group of like-minded people singing songs of worship to God, really put into perspective what matters. The niggling events of the week dissolved into insignificance. From there I went on to do sound mixing as practice for Sunday. Once again the focus shifted from my inward worries onto the goal of achieving the right balance for each song. When it’s wrong, no matter how talented the musicians and singers are, it sounds harsh. Drums could be overpowering the vocals or the guitars so soft that the song could feel ‘flat’. But when the balance is just right, each component compliments the other. Getting there is my reset button. It is a reminder that I shouldn’t be invisible, that I can add value and that I do make a difference, without any super powers.

Have you identified your reset button? Sometimes you don’t know what it is until you’re in the moment. You just have to go out and be part of life to find your moment, your recharge point.

One thing is certain, staying in the cave will definitely not get you anywhere near it.