Swipe left, left left.
Even if there is a match, no one starts the conversation. And once started, it goes nowhere and the meeting leads to another dead-end.
Too hairy. Not enough hair. Too much of this. Too little of that.
Someone better will come along so let’s not waste time with the short one. The tall one. The boring one. The arrogant one. There are many reasons to say no and not good enough to say yes.
The abundance of mates.
The abundance of career options.
The abundance of things to eat for dinner.
The abundance of time. The abundance of shared moments with those we care about.
How many times have we regretted uttering unnecessary and hurtful words? Too often, we don’t apologize soon enough and when we try, it’s too late. He/she/they have disappeared or doesn’t care to have us in their lives. We think we have all the time and options in the world. Often, we forget our extremely limited time in this world.
Sure. It’s good to have an abundant mindset to visualize the impossible and drive action. But acknowledgement of scarcity of time, options and possibilities may ground us to the present and prepare us for the tomorrow.