Wednesday, May 26, 2021

May 26--You Can Survive. Will You Thrive?

The knowledge that you have emerged wiser and stronger from setbacks means that you are, ever after, secure in your ability to survive.  --J. K. Rowling

    There's surviving, and then there's thriving. I think the tendency initially with setbacks is to focus on just surviving. Consider of the loss of a loved one. We just want to survive the grief. Thriving doesn't enter the picture for a while. This was true of the pandemic lock-down, too. At first, our thoughts went to survival, but many of us created ways to actually thrive during it. I believe it is the security of knowing we can survive setbacks that enables us to reach further into thriving. 
    An important aspect of survival that comes to me at the moment is the recognition that everything has a lifespan. Everything--relationships, jobs, activities, vacations, lives--comes to an end at some point. This knowledge may not make the ending any easier, but it is wisdom that makes us stronger in handling the ending. Ultimately, it is the inherent impermanence of life that pushes us to live fully, to thrive. 
    Enjoying this day,
        Leta



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