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Driving back to the airport yesterday, I know I would be cutting it close on gas. However, I thought it would be so great to get to and from my destination without having to fill up at all.
I started with under half a tank for my return trip, but I was taking a shorter route this time so I thought I could make it. Throughout the drive I would compare my remaining driving miles on my phone to how many miles the dashboard display told me I had left in my tank.
About 40 miles out it looked like I was going to be golden, until the remaining gas miles started to rapidly drop. Clearly there had been some type of miscalculation earlier as the miles left in my tank looked like they'd hit zero in a matter of minutes.
So what did I do? I pulled over and got gas, duh.
But here's the thing--having those gauges and displays to both help me calculate if making the trip without filling up was initially possible as well as to alert me that I needed to stop ASAP saved me from some serious hassle. Without those, I certainly would have run out of gas and may have missed my flight home.
It was an easy decision to listen to what those displays were telling me. I didn't think I knew better and just needed to suck it up and drive through it. I saw there was a potential issue and I addressed it before anything came of it.
How often do we listen to the gauges and displays of our body? How often do we check to see if what we are trying to do is presently too much for us? How often are we proactive about ensuring our own well being instead of waiting until we are metaphorically stuck on the side of the road without any gas?
Muscle Activation Techniques™ is a process by which it can be determined if what you are trying to do is too much for you right now. It can also be that proactive means to ensuring you can continue to do what you want.
If you find it necessary to at least glance at the dashboard display from time to time while you drive your car, why would you not find it necessary to at least glance from time to time at the display board of your body to help you do whatever it is you want to do?
Be proactive about ensuring your own well being. Don't get caught stuck on the side of the road without any gas.
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