Back in the Early 50’s on until nearly the end of that decade, south Texas had a severe dry period commonly referred to as “The 7 Year Drought”. Rainfall totals remained in the single digits for an entire 12-month period, year after year. Point being most of the folks I grew up knowing as a youngster were “bad broke”, including my family.
Johnnie Sr. would often have folks drop by the house in the evenings to have him work on their cars. This represented another income source for him and a savings to the vehicle owners. I remember him often telling me he was fine tuning that engine to find the “sweet spot” in terms of how it idled and ran.
My Grand Dad would also speak about giving just the right amount of throttle to his old John Deere Model B so that the plow or planter would run most efficiently. They likewise would both talk about getting their rifles set up just right so they could “hit the sweet spot” on the deer we counted on to help supplement our food supply.
I recall thinking that term was a bit confusing, at least in the mind of a Youngster. But these days, now qualifying as an “Oldster”, it makes more sense. In fact, a large part of my own Career was spent doing the same thing. Helping people navigate towards the proper, for them, Career Path is an example. Qualifying folks to find the “best” piece of Real Estate is another. Learning just how far to “push” a young Colt in training also comes to mind as way my activities were in line with finding that correct balance.
Point being, IF there is one to find in this here Rambling, is that not only do we have to spend some time searching for what “fits” best for us as individuals, we should also try and help others find their own Sweet Spots in Life.
That seems to make sense to this Old Aggie Doc sitting here at the computer today. But then again, maybe it represents one of them “Soft Spots” the Boss Lady keeps talking about when she is referencing my Brain!