Gaining a new perspective. That is what I am embroiled in at the moment. Actually it is more than a moment, but that's the applicable expression. Oh, if it were only over in a moment. Significant and lasting changes take time to absorb. Although things are going quite well, there is trepidation. I can not know for certain what the future holds. The future is something we usually give little thought to. We may anticipate things to come, almost always good things, but never give thought to the bad. Caught off guard and unprepared it can take your breath away.
This is the recovery phase. The damage has been done and repairs begun. Regaining your breath and assessing the situation,deciding upon a course of action. These are the things that may scare you or cause uneasiness. Action must be taken. It is the fear of making the wrong move that causes hesitation. And yet, I feel like the response should be without hesitation. Someone must keep that steady hand on the tiller.
To gain that new perspective you have to change position. It really is as simple as that. Change the angle and you change the perspective. So just what is the angle ? The angle is from where you approach the situation. Setting goals to accomplish things you have previously taken for granted. Things that were granted. That is the troubling part, the loss of what we had. I'm not talking about material objects, they can be replaced, I'm talking about emotions and the intangibles. You can look from a position of strength or see weakness. Having found that angle the establishment of a firm foothold is next. A feeling of confidence. That internal mechanism that says, I can do this.
I am still standing upon shifting ground. That firm foothold can not be established. Anxious for a resolution, yet patience is what is required at this time. Patience is not inaction, although it certainly seems that way. Just as empathy and sympathy are separate things, the distinction is a fine one. I am anxious to be proactive, but there is nothing I can do. I am sympathetic, but must remain firm. And so inaction is the action. Patience becomes proactive. New perspectives gained ? Doesn't feel that way.
This is the recovery phase. The damage has been done and repairs begun. Regaining your breath and assessing the situation,deciding upon a course of action. These are the things that may scare you or cause uneasiness. Action must be taken. It is the fear of making the wrong move that causes hesitation. And yet, I feel like the response should be without hesitation. Someone must keep that steady hand on the tiller.
To gain that new perspective you have to change position. It really is as simple as that. Change the angle and you change the perspective. So just what is the angle ? The angle is from where you approach the situation. Setting goals to accomplish things you have previously taken for granted. Things that were granted. That is the troubling part, the loss of what we had. I'm not talking about material objects, they can be replaced, I'm talking about emotions and the intangibles. You can look from a position of strength or see weakness. Having found that angle the establishment of a firm foothold is next. A feeling of confidence. That internal mechanism that says, I can do this.
I am still standing upon shifting ground. That firm foothold can not be established. Anxious for a resolution, yet patience is what is required at this time. Patience is not inaction, although it certainly seems that way. Just as empathy and sympathy are separate things, the distinction is a fine one. I am anxious to be proactive, but there is nothing I can do. I am sympathetic, but must remain firm. And so inaction is the action. Patience becomes proactive. New perspectives gained ? Doesn't feel that way.
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