My good friend and fraternity brother David Spiegel shared this quote in his daily newsletter:
"Accept what is.Let go of what was. Have faith in what will be "- Sign on church around the corner
...and my first reaction was "easier said than done." I've been taking a long walk thru a dark tunnel since April and some of what I see is obscured in the shadows. This quote, though, is a ray of sunlight.
Accept what is. We don't have to like it. We don't have to judge it. We don't have to cover it with sticky notes and foil. But it is. The sooner we (I) can accept this, the better positioned I'll be to move forward.
Let go of what was.
Geez, that one's hard. I teach people to let go, especially of limiting beliefs or poor habits. But I've had a habit that's hard to lose - a habit of loving someone so much I couldn't imagine life without her. And now, here I am, living without her in my life. Let go of what was? You've got to be kidding.
And yet - how else is one to step into the future if the present is being wrapped in protective armor? It's too late for the armor - the heart has already been hit.
Have faith in what will be.
There's what I've been missing. There is tomorrow. There is hope. There is promise. There is what we can make of what there is to make. Sure, today's challenges make tomorrow's work tough - but the work is there for the taking. The future can still be better than what we need to let go of.
So please excuse this unusually personal blog entry. Even consultants get the blues. But with help from friends like Dave, we can see the light flickering and healing.
Here's to hoping for some healing in whatever troubles you today.
Have faith, sisters and brothers, have faith.
-- Doug Smith
"Accept what is.Let go of what was. Have faith in what will be "- Sign on church around the corner
...and my first reaction was "easier said than done." I've been taking a long walk thru a dark tunnel since April and some of what I see is obscured in the shadows. This quote, though, is a ray of sunlight.
Accept what is. We don't have to like it. We don't have to judge it. We don't have to cover it with sticky notes and foil. But it is. The sooner we (I) can accept this, the better positioned I'll be to move forward.
Let go of what was.
Geez, that one's hard. I teach people to let go, especially of limiting beliefs or poor habits. But I've had a habit that's hard to lose - a habit of loving someone so much I couldn't imagine life without her. And now, here I am, living without her in my life. Let go of what was? You've got to be kidding.
And yet - how else is one to step into the future if the present is being wrapped in protective armor? It's too late for the armor - the heart has already been hit.
Have faith in what will be.
There's what I've been missing. There is tomorrow. There is hope. There is promise. There is what we can make of what there is to make. Sure, today's challenges make tomorrow's work tough - but the work is there for the taking. The future can still be better than what we need to let go of.
So please excuse this unusually personal blog entry. Even consultants get the blues. But with help from friends like Dave, we can see the light flickering and healing.
Here's to hoping for some healing in whatever troubles you today.
Have faith, sisters and brothers, have faith.
-- Doug Smith
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