I heard this analogy once that made a huge impact in my life. You’ve probably already heard it. It’s the one where you imagine a thick, steel cable that’s about 2 feet in circumference and 100 feet long. Imagine this cable is stretched out on the floor and you are at one end and I’m at the other. I tell you, “I’ll give you $100 if you can step onto the cable and walk across it like a balance beam over to me without falling off onto the floor.” Would you try it? I probably would.
Then the scenario changes. Imagine that this cable is part of a high suspension bridge. A tram travels our cable to get from one side of the chasm to the other. Except you are not inside the tram. You are standing on one end of the chasm, and I’m on the other side of the chasm, with the cable suspended between us. Now I tell you, “I’ll give you $100 if you can come across to me”. Would you do it now? Most people, me included, wouldn’t. The risk is too great. I’m also afraid of heights. You couldn’t pay me a million dollars to come across.
But then the scenario changes once again. Same scenario as last, but at the other end this time, is someone who is holding your baby and says, “If you don’t come across on the cable, I will drop your baby.” Now would you come? It makes me cry every time.
I had heard this analogy before in a Relief Society meeting when I was a brand new mother, and I figured that my child would probably be the ONLY thing I would cross the chasm for. A few years ago I heard this analogy again, but it was in relation to your core values. What things are so important to you, that if you didn’t have those things in your life, you couldn’t imagine existing without them. One of the things that surprised me was that one of my core values is Creativity. Not just music but anything creative. Without being able to be creative, I don’t know how I’d survive!
Lately, I haven’t been as creative, and it’s amazing how much that effects all other aspects of my life. It’s good for me to notice those things. Knowing I’m not being as creative as I’d like to be, I started writing a new choir arrangement. It’s an arrangement of one of the songs on my CD, “Living Water”. It is SOOOO pretty. In one day, I feel so much better! It’s amazing to me how much I need to be creative. It affects everything!
I’ll post the song soon. I don’t have any way to hear it performed, so I’m having my family be my editors.
Blog again, soon, Lindy
Lindy Kerby
Lindy Kerby is an Inspirational Speaker, Singer/Songwriter, and Mentor.
She has written or worked on over 300 songs and has three inspirational music albums. Lindy loves helping others discover the songs of their heart and help them find the hope, courage and confidence to share those songs with others. Lindy is mother to 7 children and has one beautiful grandbaby.