It has been such a crazy couple of years. The world as we knew it took a huge shift. Many were frightened. All of us had to change the way we had been living. The ‘busy, busy’ lifestyle came to a crashing halt. Without the distractions of that life many struggled with their mental health. Relationships faltered, the way we did business changed and many lost their footing. It became more difficult to identify our next ‘right’ action.
So where am I now? I think this was a call to embrace something new, something different. But what?
This all has led me to question the stories. Identify the stories. Are they still relevant? For me they are not relevant. This time has hilighted for me that they were only stories. We don’t have to do business that way….there are new ways that are more satisfying and equally productive.
This time in history has shown me that my prepandemnic stories were merely stories. I had thought them ‘truths’ but ‘truths’ as perceived through a narrow lens. When the lens changed, so did the story. This is exciting news for me because now at any given moment I can stop and ask myself “is there another reflection to this story”, something I have not noticed? You see that’s the thing about stories, they have the power to blind us to other vistas.
Here’s to challenging the story.