{"id":5890,"date":"2020-12-18T09:36:44","date_gmt":"2020-12-18T14:36:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theexecutivehappinesscoach.com\/?p=5890"},"modified":"2020-12-18T09:37:40","modified_gmt":"2020-12-18T14:37:40","slug":"dust-motes-of-wisdom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theexecutivehappinesscoach.com\/2020\/12\/dust-motes-of-wisdom\/","title":{"rendered":"DUST MOTES OF WISDOM"},"content":{"rendered":"
<\/a><\/p>\n During my search for past writings on Optimism, I came across this article from 2012, LONG before pandemics and 2020\u2019s turmoil \u2013 and I was struck by how much of the wisdom from a \u201cnormal\u201d year still applies, but feels different, in a pandemic year. With minor tweaks, I share this from the archives.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n My ambition for this newsletter was to share highlights from a year of Learning.<\/b>\u00a0 So I sat down to review a year of writing and journaling, seeking the Big Wisdom of 2012.<\/span><\/p>\n Yet that’s not how wisdom emerges.\u00a0 <\/b>It’s not a lightning strike.\u00a0 It’s more like the accumulation of dust. Tiny particles of learning and experience slowly settle on the surfaces of the mind and heart; movement and breezes swirl these particles into corners and along the edges of your consciousness, invisible until you go looking for them.<\/span><\/p>\n Wisdom, you see, is not in the particles\u2014it is in the accumulation of them.<\/b><\/p>\n As 2012 <\/b>(2020!)<\/i><\/b> draws to a close I feel wiser than when the year began, and I hope you do too.<\/b>\u00a0 Here are some of the particles of learning and experience I discovered in the corners of my year.<\/span><\/p>\n NOTE: #13 is intentionally supersized. SO true this year.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n As 2020 nears its end, I invite you to press the Pause button and reflect on the particles of wisdom you have accumulated since last January.<\/b>\u00a0 It may not be obvious, so remember to look in the dusty corners!<\/span><\/p>\n Remember, Leadership is not about a title:\u00a0 Anyone can be a leader who nurtures Optimism, Hope, and Gratitude in others.<\/b><\/p>\n ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" During my search for past writings on Optimism, I came across this article from 2012, LONG before pandemics and 2020\u2019s turmoil \u2013 and I was struck by how much of the wisdom from a \u201cnormal\u201d year still applies, but feels different, in a pandemic year. With minor tweaks, I share this from the archives. My … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5796,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[28,119,34,274,228,62,499,47,40],"tags":[76,180,290,190,51,44,29,192,222,304,59,41],"yoast_head":"\n\n
\n<\/b> There is nothing like sleeping on the floor of a foreign airport to help you appreciate what you have at home. <\/span>Or not being able to do\u2026anything.<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n
\n<\/b> It also helps you to sleep a LOT better.\u00a0 And your shoulders hurt the next morning\u2026<\/span><\/li>\n
\n<\/b>Act angry, sad, or afraid, your choice.\u00a0 Act happy, joyful, and confident \u2013 go you!<\/span><\/li>\n
\n<\/b>\u2026and from the dark places, it\u2019s much harder to believe in joy and possibility.\u00a0 That\u2019s where friends can make all the difference.<\/span><\/li>\n
\n<\/b>and often emerges without intention.<\/span><\/li>\n
\n<\/b>Beware: Self-talk is louder than anything others say to you.<\/span><\/li>\n
\n<\/b> It is not yours or mine to judge anyone else’s. Just dance.<\/span><\/li>\n
\n<\/b>Letting go has been the most uncomfortable and the most rewarding part of my year. <\/span>(again, ditto pandemic\u2026)<\/span><\/i><\/li>\nThe ratio of Happy vs. Unhappy in the world is overwhelmingly positive.<\/b>
\n<\/b>However, evil is louder and gets more media attention. Don\u2019t believe it.<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
\n<\/b>More so when you look for it. Context helps.<\/span><\/li>\n
\n<\/span>Touch is one of the most primal forms of Connection and Communication. <\/span>(Oh, we miss hugs so much!)<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n
\n<\/b>You can only see what you can see, so get other perspectives.<\/span><\/li>\n
\n<\/b>I had to chip ice off my pack.\u00a0 It was DAMN cold!\u00a0 And it was the most beautiful sunrise, ever.<\/span><\/li>\n
\n<\/b>You have to get past all the noise the Brain is making, first.<\/span><\/li>\n
\n<\/b>The experience is just an experience. The story\/interpretation you tell yourself is what creates a memory, learning, suffering, or growth.<\/span><\/li>\n
\n<\/b>And that’s the problem. Other times, I don\u2019t know where to stop.<\/span><\/li>\n
\n<\/b>It is remarkable how much of the night sky we no longer see from cities.<\/span><\/li>\n
\n<\/span>I had forgotten this.<\/span><\/li>\n
\n<\/b>dark coffee, dark beer, dark wine, and dark chocolate.<\/span><\/li>\n
\n<\/b>I read this wisdom from Mary Kay Ash 30 years ago, and deeply understood what it meant this year. <\/span>Hearing “No” forced all of us to look for the next new “Yes”.<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n
\n<\/b>Corollary: 90% done is still unfinished. It\u2019s the last 10% that\u2019s the hardest.<\/span><\/li>\n
\n<\/b>If I could teach every leader just this one thing, it would be huge.<\/span><\/li>\n
\n<\/span>Leaping off the cliff and learning while you are in free fall: amazing!<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n