They say that most accidents happen in the house or near your house. I'm living proof of this. Accidents happen to me because I cannot leave well alone or better yet, just SLOW THE HECK DOWN.
Most of my accidents involve gravity and stairs. I'm pinching myself, throwing salt behind my back and knocking wood as we speak. Today I took an awesome tumble down the stairs to the basement because I looked up instead of down.
It could have really sucked, instead I am just wincing when I sit down and trying to figure out how to start slowing things down so these things don't happen. Each "accident" or setback, whether it be falling down a flight of stairs or having to redo a bunch of calculations because you didn't check your work and think things through are big wastes of time.
They are also sometimes caused by our need to say "Yes" and "No problem" and try to complete a task without thinking all the steps through. Friends, we need to start saying "yes, no problem, but give me a few minutes to come up with a way to do this right". Most of us are not brain surgeons, bomb detonators or sharpshooters. We're folks trying to make sure we fill out the form correctly to get that bomb squad person hired.
You think the bomb squad person rushes? Nope.
So, a few advil from now I may no longer wince when I sit down, but hopefully I'll still be reminded of the need to slow down to get something done correctly and safely.
Where is that inflatable donut?
