Yesterday, I expressed doubt.
It's a gigantic waste of time -- but I did it.
And, in response, my friend Andrea said, "Listen, this is just a time. It will become another time soon and by then, I hope you've realized that you are letting go of the old way. The old way was to react to the things that came your way, complain about the style or substance of these opportunities and then act or ignore."
YES, I realized -- I have settled into a passive way of accepting or rejecting things professionally.
The old way, she explained, had me submitting to someone else's agenda or feeling it was my fate to be unchallenged or discouraged.
But, the new way is an act of creation each day, she said. And that takes a fully-conscious, radical shift in thinking, prioritizing and responsibility.
Switching the way we view our opportunity to contribute in this world is a truly significant experience, she said. She said I needed to create the opportunities in which I could thrive, use my talents, feel joyful and give something meaningful back to the world and do do anything less or complain about the opportunities I am or am not getting was not going to resonate for me any longer.
This conversation has colored my world. Now, everything in my life, I examine and think, "Did I passively accept that? Did I create and nurture that? Can I joyfully own it now?"
It's indescribably powerful and it presents a kind of truth that can't be denied once you've experienced it. I won't entertain doubt again soon -- fear maybe -- but not doubt, because who could be more trustworthy with my life than me?
Andrea's response resonated with me and continues to ring in my ear the way wisdom sometimes does.
