Friday Review: Opportunity
How do you respond to opportunity? What opportunities have you passed up, or grabbed onto? Here are a few related posts you may have missed.
“Constraints can unwittingly open so many doors.”
Monthly Archives: January 2025
Misery is a moment of suffering
“Misery is a moment of suffering allowed to become everything.”
—Mark Nepo, poet and spiritual adviser
Image from Unsplash by Syed Ali
Mark Nepo is a renowned poet, philosopher, and spiritual teacher.
Earlier in his life he navigated a very challenging cancer journey that transformed his understanding of survival and living authentically.
Diagnosed with a rare form of Lymphoma, his experience with illness led to a deep inner journey and a focus on living fully in the present moment.
This journey inspired him to explore themes of vulnerability, presence, and the essence of life in his work particularly
in this best-selling work, The Book of Awakening, where his healing process encourages readers to find meaning and growth through adversity.
EXERCISE:
In what ways has adversity shaped your life?
How can you separate the moments of misery from the other more positive aspects of living to gain a broader more hopeful perspective as you take on each day?
What the new year brings to you will depend
“What the new year brings to you will depend a great deal on what you bring to the new year.”
—Vern McLellan, author, speaker, broadcaster, and musician
Image from Unsplash by Kelly Sikkema
Charles Lamb is known for saying “New Years Day is every man’s birthday.”
To celebrate we get a fresh start and a “do over” if there are regrets about the year gone by.
Although this is a man-made point in time to begin again, why not use it since everyone else is on the same page and expects it?
To bring a new you to the new year, consider the wisdom of Tuli Kupferberg’s statement: ”When patterns are broken, new worlds emerge.”
EXERCISE:
What new worlds do you want to emerge?
What new patterns will you bring to the new year to realize this new world for yourself and others in your communities?