“This is the setting out. The leaving of everything behind. Leaving the social milieu. The preconceptions. The definitions. The language. The narrowed field of vision. The expectations. No longer expecting relationships, memories, words or letters to mean what they used to mean. To be, in a word: Open.” Rabbi Lawrence Kushner
Your world changes each and every day because each new day brings new adventures, experiences and encounters. And sometimes it also brings chaos, frustration, and fear. How do you choose to deal with change because it is inevitable you know? Each and every time you learn or experience something new, gain new skills and tools it can be hard to keep a clear perspective because you will have altered your thinking in size and scope each and every time this happens. You may feel you have lost your map; your security blanket. The old ways and habits keep creeping in and want to pull you back into a time where you felt you knew how to behave and knew how it all worked. Your mind seems to have become overloaded with too much information, lots of knowledge fragments and not enough time to process it all. This might make you feel unstable and can even shake your belief in you, and your brand. It may even be hard to have a clear vision of your future at this point.
So, what would happen to you if you did lose control, were genuinely surprised at every turn, looked at the novelty of the situation when things go wrong or lost your equilibrium once in awhile? Do you dare to let go of your old way of thinking and give the new a whirl? Thinking and behaving in this manner gives you permission to experiment with say, a new vocal technique, try new skills and tools, fail, learn what worked and try again, or perhaps choose a different way of looking at interpreting a character whose words you will be singing. It gives you the freedom to explore your world even if it seems chaotic sometimes. You get to be independent with your own inventiveness as to where and how your career unfolds. You become responsible for your choices in life and in your career. You acquire fortitude, self confidence and faith in your ability to know failure and mistakes will happen, but that what you choose to learn from them is how you grow and become more of who you are so everyone can see the unique and authentic you.
It’s really easy to fall back into your old ways and habits. The question is – are you the same person you were? If the answer is not really, then how do you think you can possibly start from where you were before and what you knew before? You have to start from where you are now. You are new each and every moment whether you want to believe it or not. So there is no going back, only using your new thoughts, skills and tools, information, and the transformations that are now in place. It’s thrilling, exciting and invigorating to ramp up who you are and let the whole world notice. Your thinking has been altered in the most fundamental of ways. You have chosen the red pill (embracing the sometimes painful truth of reality) just like in the movie “The Matrix” and there is no going back. It’s time to start your journey anew, not waiting for the right moment or solution. But right this minute.
Avanti and ciao until next time. Carol
