When the going gets tough, the tough get resilient,
empowered, creative, and improvisational. History shows us that. Times of great challenge, flux, and uncertainty can lead to into new, healthier ways of thinking, being, interacting, and creating. That’s where I am choosing put my energy...focusing on what I can influence, even if only in the smallest of ways; on what can be created; and on what options, ideas, choices, possibilities, systems, and structures can be cultivated that are more livable, thrivable, kind, and compassionate. Like in an improv scene, meeting the scene where it is and creating from there, in the unknown - which looks different for each scene, and for each person. It's a discovery process...messy, unclear, chaotic, unpolished...
We can’t control everything going on, but there are things we can control within the constraints - creativity within constraints. We can own what is going on within our selves, and within our choices. We can choose how we respond, what we do or do not do, and what we engage. We get to choose on what level and how we want to serve the situation. We get to choose how we show up, what we listen to within and outside of ourselves, what to take on, what to let go of, and what to resist, and what to create.
We can use our personal power to contribute in our unique way. Saying yes to what’s life-giving and generative, and saying no to what is not is part of the creative process. I don't have any answers for anyone, and I am not trying to simplify what is going on in the world, but I do have faith in: the power of creativity for positive personal and social change; the unknown for the new potential it contains; the questions we can ask ourselves, knowing that questions generate answers; and in the creativity and drive and hearts of human beings. Creative thinking at all levels is needed more now than ever! No one can take away our capacity to create...history - and nature - show us that.
I feel motivated to contribute at a new level. What that will look like for me at this time is still unfolding. There is something about supporting my coaching clients navigate the current terrain in their own lives and business that’s helping expand my perspective on what’s possible and the ways I can serve. I'll be sharing more as I get more clear.
