Reflection Corner
I want you to sit with 3 questions. Take out some paper and write your responses. They become much more real when you get them out of your head.
I want you to sit with 3 questions. Take out some paper and write your responses. They become much more real when you get them out of your head.
Everyone needs a compass, but most of us don’t know how to use it.
Daily decisions that seem small are what cause us to veer off course.
It’s not about making monumental changes but small microscopic alterations in our daily decision-making to change the future narrative.
But why do we have a hard time doing it?
Does anyone else struggle with always feeling like they have to be “on”?
I’m working hard on being aware of this.
So, today I took a positive step forward and I’ve come to the conclusion that Mondays have to be my “take it easy” day.
Taylor Swift is showing us:
We should do it our way
People respect vulnerability
As we age we become refined
We are more creative in pain than in triumph
Time away allows us to view our work from a different perspective
I don’t know about you but I’m enjoying “Taylor’s version” very much.
Where are you on the “starting spectrum”?
Are you feeling stuck?
Are you excited but fearful?
Are you thinking about ideas?
Are you trying to “find the time”?
Are you observing like-minded folks?
Are you curious about how to grow and evolve?
The common phrase is “Be so good they can’t ignore you.”
Even better, “Be so aware you can’t ignore yourself.”
Day 14,674
Promising results today but, alas, I still haven’t figured out this thing called life.
Must keep learning and growing from each experience.
More experiments to follow.
Don’t give up.
You’re close.
It’s difficult to help others when we haven’t helped ourselves first.
We need to get our house in order.
We owe it to ourselves to do the work necessary to understand why we are feeling at our worst and what makes us energized at our best.
We are happier more often when we’ve found fulfillment in life.
When we have a responsibility or purpose.
When we have a grasp on things.
If you’ve said to yourself “I don’t know what I’m passionate about” then you’re in luck.
You should consider yourself grateful.
Because now you get to explore. You get to tinker. You get to try things. You get to figure it out.
Potential – The inherent ability or capacity for growth, development, or future success.
When we were told as kids, “You have potential”, it meant that we had a lot of opportunities to grow into something more than we were at that time.
However, I wish we interpreted it as the ability to step outside of the box we were in, shake it up a bit, turn it upside down, and then see what happens. I wish we were told that we control our “potential” by prodding and poking our belief systems.
If we haven’t defined what “happiness” means to us then how can we be sure we are making the right choices to lead us to a happier life?
Happiness is the result of consistent decisions that are aligned with our virtues, values, and vision for our life.
Seeking happiness is irrelevant if we don’t have a clearer direction on which way to go.
If we are looking for a place to start that might not be a bad first step.
If we haven’t defined what “happiness” means to us then how can we be sure we are making the right choices to lead us to a happier life?
Happiness is the result of consistent decisions that are aligned with our virtues, values, and vision for our life.
Maybe we shouldn’t have it all figured out.
Maybe seeking is part of the enjoyment of life. That discovery into the unknown.
It’s a bit scary.
It’ll wake us up.
If we believe in something wholeheartedly then we should have no fear in pursuing it to the max.
No fear of failure. Of rejection. Of loss.
If we feel it deep down in our core then we have to see it through one way or another.
In fact, we can’t lose either way.
Some people think it’s sexy to have a fancy car, lovely jewelry, or a big house.
But, others, think it’s sexy to talk for hours over a cup of coffee, enjoy a long walk on the beach, or find time to “unplug” and think.
Someone else’s happiness doesn’t have to be our happiness.
When many people are following the crowd one way, it’s okay to turn the other way down the dark alley and start on your own path.
Just because the masses are doing one thing doesn’t mean it’s the right thing for you.
All of these questions have an answer.
Why do we argue?
Why do we fight?
Why do we turn a blind eye to someone in need?
Why do we make an unethical decision?
Why do we talk down to ourselves?
Why are we never enough?