IF EVERYTHING WAS BOLD
Variation is the spice of life.
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For Everything a Season
Have you ever gotten an email or read a comment online where EVERY WORD WAS CAPITALIZED OR BOLD?
Did anything stand out or capture your attention? Likely not. As Seth Godin said, “If everything is bold, nothing is.”
One of my favorite bits of ancient wisdom is from Solomon.
“For everything, there is a season and a time for every matter under heaven...”
Life is Like That
Sometimes life will be exciting, and other times not. There will be times requiring (pardon the pun) BOLD action, other times waiting, or even inaction.
There will be times of sadness and times of joy. In one six-week period, I unexpectedly lost my father and welcomed my first grandchild.
Part of living into our Ikigai is embracing it all.
The season for me recently has been a period of waiting—a time to rest and not take action.
That season is ending, and one involving some BOLD action is beginning for me.
Admittedly BOLD can be more fun though the rest and waiting have been a blessing.
🌀Reflection:
🌱What does it mean that everything has a season?
🌱How might knowing there are ‘seasons’ in life for everything help us embrace our Ikigai?
🌱How might embracing that approach encourage us to enjoy every moment of life?
Being fortunate to live in New England (USA) we do have the seasons. Albeit this Winter has been very mild in relation to snow accumulation, but the cold and shorter daylight is still there. We await the Spring and new beginnings in nature and ourselves. Summer is reflective of warm weather, longer daylight, outdoor fun and vacations then into Fall and shorter daylight, leaves are falling, we need to take care of the outdoor items to Winterize and get ready again for the Winter. These seasonality's have afforded we in this area to prepare for storms that can dismantle our power grid and homes. Our so-called normal life is disrupted from peace to some turmoil...yet in all this we are strengthened like the palm trees in the wind or the coral reef on the rougher sides. I will leave with this quote to ponder > “Trust the wait. Embrace the uncertainty. Enjoy the beauty of becoming. When nothing is certain, anything is possible.” — Mandy Hale
I was recently talking to a younger person about this. If everything is full-throttle, then either nothing stands out or eventually nothing will be accomplished because it was not sustainable.
Learning how to modulate, observing seasons, is a skill that requires decades spent with intentional living.