I had just turned 50. My wife and family gave me an amazing birthday gift of a Fly-In-Fishing trip into Ryan Lake Alberta, in the Canadian Shield.
I, in turn, bought a place for my son as a graduation gift and we coerced a friend to come with us. The three of us had the lake, lodge and three brand new boats and motors to ourselves for five whole days.
The very first day probably not even an hour on the lake and my brand new fishing rod snapped. Yup? I was angry. I was fortunate in that I had brought an old faithful spare rod.
We had a fantastic trip, and I have tons of stories about it.
The last day we needed to use up our supplies and did I tell you that the friend that I brought was a chef? Let’s just say it was an amazing week, and we ate like kings. But, this last day we had to use our steak, veggies, apples, whip cream and oatmeal. So, Peter made an apple crisp pie and baked it on the BBQ. The only thing I had to do was use the wisp and get the whipping cream whipped.
The whisk was taking so long and not seeming to produce much, so all of a sudden an idea hit me. I call it a Red Green moment.
I had a reel that wasn’t being used, Duct Tape for an emergency and a wisp that could use some torque. Within minutes there was pure whipped cream sitting there waiting to add the fifth star to the restaurant review in the middle of nowhere.
We laughed, ate, and laughed some more. The only thing missing was our wives, a maître d and a bottle of wine.
Duct Tape is made for a moment of need. It isn’t usually meant for a long-term fix.
It just occurred to me yesterday that we have tried to use Emotional Duct Tape to solve long-term problems.
I want to also explore this in future posts.
Here is the connect to my recent book, Path Out-Eliminate the Swirl
(Here’s how you can get a copy. https://philsovdi.com/book-offer/)
