This is the End of the World as We've Known it...
...but it isn't the end of the world.
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“This is the end of the world as we've known it, but it isn't the end of the world.”
That idea is from William C. Taylor, and though I read it many years ago, it has come to mind frequently in recent years.
It is easy to get hung up on what we've perhaps lost or the way things were. Just know, it isn't the end of the world, just the world as we've known it.
It is an appropriate perspective for today and probably for the foreseeable future. We will be pushed to be creative and adaptable in ways and areas of our lives we've never dreamed of changing.
Be ready, be open.
Every so often, if you're lucky, you get pushed into a challenge that you don't think you're ready for.
Embrace it.
🌀 Reflection
What would it mean to accept the world as it is rather than what we’d wish it to be?
What would it mean to accept a challenge you didn’t think you were ready for?
Have you ever done that?
How did your life change as a result?
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We are the world....each of us contributing to either the better or the worse of it each day. Being complacent is a choice, not a great one, but if you are not for the betterment than you are choosing non-transformation! Be the change and it starts with YOU!
"What would it mean to accept what is rather than what we’d wish it to be?"
I recently heard someone lament about those around them: "I think they are mourning a family 'picture' sometime in the future that never existed. And may never would have, instead of just accepting the family they've got."
This can apply to our life or business as well. It can be powerful to visualize "what could be" as a motivator to get us there. At the same time, we have to recognize that is not reality, even as we strive to make it so, and take what life gives us in this moment to grow by. How do we not know that the life we end up with is better than the one we visualized? Only we can create disappointment from the mismatch.