i am in a little bit of a free fall right now. i'm trying to kick my hands up in the air like it is a roller coaster ride and just enjoy the free fall, but i still have a little bit of that 'sick to my stomach feeling' you get when in free fall and desperately want to cling to a tree on the side of the mountain.
So here are some learnings of this free fall just this week:
- I hate the word: opportunity... especially when it is used to depict crap. Crap is crap. it is not opportunity and it SURE does not smell like it either. Please just call a spade a spade.
- being a home owner isn't the end all and be all in life. I will not be buying this condo...and i will not be purchasing anything in the near future. Many things pointed to the reality that: It was not the right time for me. I am at peace with that.
- winning 'fake points' during a velodrome class...is still really fun. Even if you suspect the other person let you win. (ok this isn't really a 'free fall' type of learning...but a general learning from the week.)
- When real opportunity does knock on the door and speaks sweetly...it is scary and you start to wonder: is it really on the other side? And it may or may not be...but the belief that it might is very exciting. Even if the level of sacrifice is high...
- when in freefall...relax...it could take you where you've never dared to dream. And while those dreams are just dreams...you start to realize how valuable they are when you say: i would give up XYZ for it. And you never realized you WOULD give up XYZ.
- what happens to a dream deferred? you fight harder if the chance comes round again. you fight like you have nothing to lose because you realize you may only get one chance this time around.
2 comments:
Sorry to hear about the condo - though you have a great attitude about the whole thing. I've come to accept that if something doesn't work out there is usually a good reason.
I sure hope things settle down for you...our bodies and minds can only take so much roller coaster fun.
Totally agree about the (mis)use of the word "opportunity" in corp america - an excuse to wreck havoc for no apparent reason.
I had a client cut back budget this week and was sad at first. Then decided to look at the extra hours as an opportunity to work on something dear to my heart. When we're in control then opportunity takes back its real meaning.
Big hug!
what a great post! i can identify with a lot of this. enjoying the free fall can be so hard, but often times, that is when the true opportunities in life present themselves.
chin up!
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