NOVEMBER 2024 – Change remains the changeless state. You can always bank on the unexpected to shake things up in your world. As ultimately, in life, everything is constantly in motion, even if moving a glacial pace. And it can be difficult to calibrate to this endless change, especially when the movements become seismic and the proximity personal. So steel yourself. Adapt and figure out how to course correct quickly when things take a turn in an improper direction. Will it always save you? No. Should you always try? Yes. Because you’re not always going to be able to tell which situation is which and the price of failing is consistently less than the cost of failing to try.
There will be stretches that test this resolve and make you wonder why. And riding out the storm becomes essential as it eventually will pass and you’ll need to have the courage to dust yourself off and keep on going. I try and remind myself of this and to consider trying situations from the perspective of others as that can help you understand that it was never really about you. Like the saying goes, “that’s just life.” Eventually we have to face certain realities and the more seasoned you are with change and adversity, the softer the impact will be when it hits you.
Life is full of things we can’t control. Maybe the glacier boulders have the right idea and we should just go with the flow, haha. Find your reason to keep going and pick the speed forward you can manage, the rest is just math, as you’ll eventually get where you’re going.
On a related topic, I recently read about the dangers of rumination and I think that is especially pertinent when the unexpected turns revolve around things we have no control over. And about how staying too long in negative thought patterns and memories can amplify the damage that they do. Makes it all the more valuable to accept the truth of the moment and then proceed along your path.
Sometimes you just have to take the advice of the Brits and keep calm and carry on. Happy belated Thanksgiving all, I appreciate you!
~ CS
