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"When something intolerable is
in my life, I head for the water.
It leavens me in some way.
Some middle-most part of me is soothed and silenced by it."
Alice Koller
As Good As It Gets
"What if this is as good
as it gets?" Jack Nicholson
In the
popular film of the same name Jack Nicholson says this line and for me,
it was both a classic Nicholson remark and a powerful question. What IF
this was as good as it gets? I asked this question of my colleagues in
the Georgian Professional Coaches
Alliance at our monthly meeting. The ensuing dialogue was
lively and intriguing.
What IF
you looked around and suddenly realized that this just might be as good
as it gets; that some things in your life, in this very moment, are as
good as they are going to get. And ... what IF you could see the
perfection of everything right now.
So many
people are waiting for things to get better or to at least change. They
sigh heavily and mutter "when xyz happens" I'll be content, happy,
satisfied, relieved etc. They are fixated on getting to some point that
will signal to them that they are successful or have everything they
want.
Most of
us have dreams and goals we are continually moving towards. I
wholeheartedly support having an eye to the future and pressing forward
to achieve the things we have our sights set on. What saddens me is that
a lot of people are so distracted by what they imagine will make their
lives perfect that they completely miss what is happening right now ...
in the moment.
They
miss the amazing people they already have in their lives while they long
for the best partners or friends. They miss acknowledging themselves for
the success they already have. They miss the benefits of their
current jobs or occupations because they spend their time dreaming of
work that will be deeply satisfying. They miss the incredible beauty in
their surroundings when they ignore what is there to wish for something
different. They completely miss the obvious learning opportunities as
they buy another book that will give them "the answers". And
this list could on.
While I
believe that changing our perspective can immediately change the feeling
or energy of any situation, I invite you ... even challenge you
... to look at someplace in your life where you are wishing "things"
were different and ask this question "What IF this was as good as it
gets?."
Question
of the month:
“What perfection can you see right now that you might have been
overlooking?"
Are you done playing small?
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Ms. Daryl Wood, CPCC
Author, Spiritual Teacher/Mentor,
Life Coaching for the
Curious
and Courageous
At the end of this month I will
venture off to North Carolina to attend my first
retreat in The Coactive Leadership Program. I have read
the reviews, talked to graduates and sat awed by the
amazing abilities of people who committed themselves to
this powerful training. This is both a personal journey
of self-discovery as well as an opportunity to fine tune
the skills to continue supporting others to be fully
engaged with life. I'm excited. I'm nervous. I'm ready!
Stay tuned!
