your daily rock : detach from outcome

December 15, 2013 in Daily Rock, General

When I travel, I carry “daily rocks” with me and leave them in airports and hotels for others to find.

At first, I have to admit I wanted to see someone find the little rock message, just to experience the joy of that moment of wonder. And then I realized that by leaving the rock to be found like a sweet serendipity, I had made my strong offer. I didn’t need to know the outcome.

The more I’ve been able to detach from outcome, the freer I have become. When I write a book, by the time it is published, my work is long since done and my job is to keep writing, not look at Amazon rankings or reviews. When I parent, my job is to open space for my kids to walk into and through, and I have to let go of the outcome, knowing I have done my part.

If we can detach from outcome, we can make truer, more honest, stronger offers.

What outcome do you need to detach from?

Love,

(These beautifully painted rocks are created by Kim Mailhot, aka The Rock Fairy.

About Patti Digh

Patti Digh is an author, speaker, and educator who builds learning communities and gets to the heart of difficult topics. Her work over the last three decades has focused on diversity, inclusion, social justice, and living and working mindfully. She has developed diversity strategies and educational programming for major nonprofit and corporate organizations and has been a featured speaker at many national and international conferences.