Whooshes and whips

Consider the whoosh that happens when you quickly swing a long stick. Or the small sonic boom that occurs when a whip cracks. Both of these instances involve an arc, a moment of acceleration, and a climax in activity.

What does this look like in the arc of your day? Or the arc of your efforts?

Where is that moment? When is it? What is it like?

It doesn’t happen in every instance. The wave of a hand is not a clap. A meditative moment has no interest in sonic booms. A burst of activity is even a misstep in some settings.

But there are times when a whoosh — or even a speedier crack — makes sense. Perhaps we call it into being often. Or maybe it’s carefully reserved for specific times.

If we want, we can organize our energy evenly, or such that we curate an occasional explosive rush.

What sort of rhythm might you choose?