Sometimes I just want to pull my hair out. Lately it seems that the whole world has slowed down and everything is moving at a snail like pace.
That is not how my life used to be! In the last ten years before I sold my company everything was on fast track. Instant results, instant action, instant everything but that feels long gone. So what is going on with me, with you and around us?
This last weekend I finished reading Dan Brown’s latest novel. In his page turner he examines through one of his characters the science behind the power of thought. He also goes in detail addressing the presumed end of the world. Which I see when I turn on my TV as the end of the world is advertised by the example of the movie 2012.
The world has indeed changed and much of what we used to think and know perhaps is indeed coming to an end. And that might not be a bad thing after all.
You may know that I am a Creative Entrepreneur and I love business. All kinds of businesses but especially everything around photography and self-improvement. You see, I believe that both of these go hand-in-hand and you can’t have one without the other. The reason is that even in business things change dramatically and I will be honest with you, the way I ran my business three years ago probably wouldn’t work anymore. So what has changed?
First and foremost I sense a massive shift in the way people think and it is coming from everywhere. What we believed to be secure, such as 401K’s and owning a home or a big business like a bank turned out to be not so secure after all. Our security blanket was ripped out of our hands. Naturally people are afraid of change and the shift first manifested itself in fear and resulted in a full blown panic. The results are visible in our economy, our way of thinking and the path to recovery ahead.
But now there seems to be another shift. Not too long ago our country choose to decide its future based on the word HOPE. We didn’t choose words like profit or security, we choose the simple word hope. (As a note of clarification I am taking no political sides although I do have an option.) Lately I have noticed that the new TV shows seem to be a little bit more uplifting and fun. I am loving Glee, Castle and Leverage and have stopped watching Law & Order SVU and House. I don’t want to be dragged down anymore I want to see something that makes me feel good. You can argue that perhaps that is a personal preference and that there still plenty of scary TV. That might be the case but at least it demonstrates the shift in my thinking and if I look at the viewer numbers my point appears to be valid.
You know that my friend Dagmar transitioned just last month. I’ve been feeling the loss and the discomfort that comes with it. I want to push forward and out of it. I am tired and a little bit cranky which are all signs of grief. Yet, there is nothing to push, things are moving at their own pace. Could it be that just like my grief which goes at its own pace it is time to trust that what happens around us is the right thing and happens at the right time?
What if we are witnessing the great shift that all religions and spiritual teaches seem to have predicted and what if it is real? What if we can build businesses and families that are based on functioning and mutually beneficial relationships and authenticity? What if what goes on around us brings us back to the true self?
One of my favorite examples occurred during a service at Agape where one women said: I lost my job today but now I don’t need to worry about loosing it anymore. She seemed to be happy to have lost the fear of loosing her job and the reality of being unemployed gave her incredible strength and a vision of her future authentic that she was ready to create.
So what does that mean for you? As all the signs around us indicated that we are in a time of snail pace make the best out of it. Know it, embrace it and use your time wisely. Invest in yourself, a coach, a seminar a workshop or whatever else there might be that will light up your passion and will make you fearless and optimistic. Use this time to clean your house, contemplate what that authentic you looks like. Find happiness in small moments and be conscious when they happen.
Because it might not be the end, this might just be the beginning of something so much better.
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