It all starts when we are born.
It all starts again on the first day of school, a new job, a new date, a new house…
Then the idea is to progress from there in a straight line, our expectation being that this line is moving upwards, wherever it leads to is higher and better than where we were, and if there is a problem it is denoted by a downwards line (or spiral in some cases).
Except that life is not quite a straight line- it curves and bends, it sometimes goes backwards a bit before moving forwards again, progress is made on the work front while the family front stagnates, and then it flips because we can’t do it all.
The idea of linear expectations marching upwards is a myth, a fallacy, an illusion that causes us to get depressed, angry, demoralized when our nice straight line has trouble staying straight. Straight line implies unchanging. Straight line implies blinkered, stubborn and unmoving. Strength is in curvature, in flexibility and adaptability. Who says we have to start at the beginning? I urge you to start wherever you feel comfortable. It may be the beginning, it may be at a point along the middle – but if you don’t start somewhere you will never start, and starting is key.
So take a deep breath…
Ready?
Take another breath….
Plunge in.
photo by S.Khuri | coaster from Ana | Key Largo, FL, USA
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