Day 13 – Encouraging Signs

When set ablaze and sent out to seize the day, everything around you pops with inspiration and meaning. Through art and words of wisdom, growth is encouraged.

Blessed today by James Clear and this great book. I found the chapter on identity deeply profound. He writes: “When chosen effectively, an identity can be flexible rather than brittle. Like water flowing around an obstacle, your identity works with the changing circumstances rather than against them. The following quote from the Tao Te Ching encapsulates this idea perfectly: People are born soft and supple; dead, they are stiff and hard. Plants are born tender and pliant; dead, they are brittle and dry. Whoever is stiff and inflexible is a disciple of death. Whoever is soft and yielding is a disciple of life. The hard and stiff will be broken. The soft and supple will prevail. – Lao Tzu

Good Habits deliver numerous benefits and support life long growth and learning. The downside is that they can also lock us into previous patterns of thinking and acting – even when the world is shifting around us. Everything is impermanent. Life is constantly changing, so you need to periodically check in to see if your old habits and beliefs are still serving you and others well. A lack of self-awareness is poison. Reflection and review is the antidote.”

6 questions for reflection:

1. What went well this year?
2. What didn’t go so well this year?
3. What did I learn?
4. What are the core values that drive my life and work?
5. How am I living and working with integrity right now?
6. How can I set a higher standard in the future?

Good and necessary questions to nurture good habits and life long growth.