"Being a change agent in 2016 means you have to be a bit of a daredevil." Stephanie Linnartz wrote about what it takes to be a change agent in a LinkedIn post, adding "being a true change agent can sometimes only be realized by daring even when it’s daunting"
Change is tough - but it happens. Sometimes, the situation may seem to to be unfair, and that's just how it is. But you and I now that's not the case. It's not a matter of being fair or unfair. The winds of change may come as a fierce hurricane, ripping our lives asunder, or as a tender breeze that caresses our cheeks.
It's just that most of us seek familiar routines to create a sense of control and order - so change can appear as a blessing or a curse; the same rain welcomed by the flowers is mourned by picnickers wishing for a sunny day.
I can be a rigid person. Don't get me wrong, I love to experiment with new food, travel to new countries, and meet new people, but there's a large part of me that always clings to the comfortable. But, rather than longing for summer in the midst of winter's chill or wishing for cool winds in the hot and humid heat, I am learning to embrace each season and ride change as ships ride the waves. Change is going to happen whether we like it or not, so we might as well accept them.
Change causes confusion and confusion is nothing but a word for "not knowing the answer." And really, isn't it true that every time, right before we know the answer, we always....don't know the answer! When I think of it like that, I am ready to deal with confusion and be a lot calmer - and happier - in the process.
Okay, stay with me. A sign of a person's maturity is his/her ability to live with - even in - confusion. The average person runs from confusion and seeks an easier path. "I can't do this," he says. "This is not for me." The mature person - the high achiever - will understand that ife's grand prizes are guarded by confusion and says, "I cannot do this...yet." I am not good at this yet, but I will work and learn and become better until I am competent, then excellent, then great!"
My buddy Wilson, texted to say his doctor advised him to do an angiogram. Let's take an honest look at your health. If you find out that you have a certain condition, you can choose to be in denial or anger or regret or you could choose to re-visit the way you eat, the way you exercise, the kind of schedule you keep, the ways in which you take care of yourself.
And this is a game-changer. Life will always be an exciting adventure that's full of twists and surprises...if we can manage to stay open and accept our ever-changing reality.
Take counsel in the words of Sir George Bernard Shaw: "Never mind likes and dislikes; they are of no consequence. Just do what must be done. This may not be happiness, but it is greatness."
Change is tough - but it happens. Sometimes, the situation may seem to to be unfair, and that's just how it is. But you and I now that's not the case. It's not a matter of being fair or unfair. The winds of change may come as a fierce hurricane, ripping our lives asunder, or as a tender breeze that caresses our cheeks.
It's just that most of us seek familiar routines to create a sense of control and order - so change can appear as a blessing or a curse; the same rain welcomed by the flowers is mourned by picnickers wishing for a sunny day.
I can be a rigid person. Don't get me wrong, I love to experiment with new food, travel to new countries, and meet new people, but there's a large part of me that always clings to the comfortable. But, rather than longing for summer in the midst of winter's chill or wishing for cool winds in the hot and humid heat, I am learning to embrace each season and ride change as ships ride the waves. Change is going to happen whether we like it or not, so we might as well accept them.
Change causes confusion and confusion is nothing but a word for "not knowing the answer." And really, isn't it true that every time, right before we know the answer, we always....don't know the answer! When I think of it like that, I am ready to deal with confusion and be a lot calmer - and happier - in the process.
Okay, stay with me. A sign of a person's maturity is his/her ability to live with - even in - confusion. The average person runs from confusion and seeks an easier path. "I can't do this," he says. "This is not for me." The mature person - the high achiever - will understand that ife's grand prizes are guarded by confusion and says, "I cannot do this...yet." I am not good at this yet, but I will work and learn and become better until I am competent, then excellent, then great!"
My buddy Wilson, texted to say his doctor advised him to do an angiogram. Let's take an honest look at your health. If you find out that you have a certain condition, you can choose to be in denial or anger or regret or you could choose to re-visit the way you eat, the way you exercise, the kind of schedule you keep, the ways in which you take care of yourself.
And this is a game-changer. Life will always be an exciting adventure that's full of twists and surprises...if we can manage to stay open and accept our ever-changing reality.
Take counsel in the words of Sir George Bernard Shaw: "Never mind likes and dislikes; they are of no consequence. Just do what must be done. This may not be happiness, but it is greatness."
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