Yesterday and today I've had a quote running through my mind over and over again. When I get impatient for change or run up against goals that just don't work out for me as I dreamed and envisioned with such clarity, I become frustrated. Well, don't we all?
I had hoped to get a panel approved for SXSW (on Social Media strategies) but it was declined at the last minute for reasons not yet fully known. I had spent months focusing on that project. A relationship didn't pan out despite the fire I had for that connection and months of hope. Justin and Juliet leave tomorrow morning. I'm feeling sadness about their departure. Justin is my closest personal connection to Sharon, and I'm dreading his being so far away from me and Lily. We'll still be close, I'm sure, and I'm excited about this next big step in his life's journey with Juliet.
Life just has its plan, and I'm reminded so often that I'm not in charge nor am I in control. I'm reading a book this weekend:
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The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable, by Nassim Nicholas Taleb.
It just seems to fit into this whole track I'm on right now about reviewing what I had in mind to be true and finding my way into what is and accepting that there is more -- as I say yes to what is true. It's just hard sometimes and hurts at times.
The John Lennon quote running through my head right now is:
"Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans."
I'm focusing on making new plans so I can give life some new space to happen.
with love
Tom
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