Copy This

Some days it feels like life is about doing the drills. It starts with the morning drill, then the work drill, the after-work drill and then all the drills in between and sometimes end by crashing.

I was reminded of this when I approached a copy machine one day.

I had some work to do and the copy machine was resting, needing to warm up before it would perform.

After it started producing results it paused, as if to take a small break, and then it continued.

Later in the day I found it partially shut down in order to conserve energy.

Warming up, taking breaks, resting, conserving energy – all done in order to produce good results and avoid crashing. What wonderful reminders to receive from a copy machine.

Wow . . .

“Copy the machine.”