ARE YOU OVER, UNDER, OR JUST RIGHT? By Pennie Hunt

Being just right is a fine line. A tiny space in life when you feel content, confident, and composed. Most of us rarely get the luxury of living in the space of being, just right.
We tend to be over or under the line most of the time.
 
A basketball player will stand at the three-point line, and when the ball is thrown, it falls short and misses the hoop because they underthrew the ball. It may hit the backboard because they overthrew the ball. But when the player throws the ball perfectly, you hear the sound of a swish. They experience the feeling of being just right.
 
Think about how often you are over or under in your life. When was the last time you overanalyzed a situation? Even a simple situation? If you are an over-analyzer, you may read books, research online, ask friends and experts for advice, and contemplate to the point of exhaustion. You may become stuck in the analyzing and never actually move forward to the doing. (This drives your underanalyzing friends crazy.)
 
If you are an underanalyzer, your excitement may cause you to jump in without thinking, and you find yourself in over your head. (This drives your overanalyzing friends crazy.)
 
Both of these can be dangerous. But if you analyze enough to feel comfortable and keep the excitement of jumping in, you will find the sweet spot of being just right.
 
When was the last time you overreacted to a situation? You may scream, shout, cry, or hide in your home for days. You believe the sky is falling and the world is ending. You become stuck in the reaction and can’t deal with the issue. (This drives your underreacting friends crazy.)
 
Or you may underreact, thinking the situation is no big deal. You ignore it, act like it didn’t happen, and expect it to go away. Then you find yourself in a worse situation that turns into a very big deal. (This drives your overreacting friends crazy.)
 
Both of these can be dangerous. But if you look at the situation as an observer and see it through the eyes of reality, you can calmly react with the correct emotions and accurate problem-solving skills. It will work out just right.
 
It’s a fine line between overreacting and underreacting. Overanalyzing and underanalyzing. Over​shooting and under​shooting the ball. Many of us live in extremes. We instantly run to one side or the other. All or nothing. Good or bad. Boom or bust. Right or wrong.
 
But we need to step back, slow down, take a breath, and see both sides. When it works out and we find ourselves calmly in the middle, thinking logically, and keeping our energy and excitement level, we can all hear the sweet swish of life feeling just right.
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                                                  Pennie’s Life Lesson:
                  Life isn't about always being high or low, right or wrong;
                                it's about finding the balanced middle.
          The space where clarity, contentment, and confidence feels just right.
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