If you find yourself lost in a forest, it can all get very confusing. One tree tends to look pretty much like another and you need to know where you stand in relation to the whole of the wood. A sense of perspective is such a valuable thing. But how can you get it,stressful situations prevent to understand properly about what is going on?
If you get in trouble and you don't know right from wrong, give a little whistle.' is the sole prerequisite for a happier, less stressful, existence. Does the recipe for success apply just as much to you and me? We too must nurture the virtue of patience and adherence to ethical principles. Just let your conscience be your guide.
Life is short, life is sublime, enjoy this life while you have time.' An old friend often recites this rhyme. It always inspires me. Every word of it is so true. Though there may be times when it seems as if we are caught up in some difficult drama that is taking an eternity to resolve, in reality we are all only here for a brief while. We owe it to ourselves to make the most of every moment, to seize every opportunity and to rise above every challenge. Opportunities and challenges come one after one,its a cycle of events.
Where previous generations of artists had thought to produce true likenesses and facsimiles, the work of the surrealist painters involved a deliberate, conscious, effort to depict the impossible and the unlikely. They set out to capture dreams, not to reflect reality. But in those dreams were clues to a much deeper understanding of what most people consider reality to be. You have lately begun to feel as if you are living in a dream. You face a situation that seems too ridiculous for words. Allow it to afford you some amusement.You know more than you think you know.
You have an impressive amount of experience under your belt. It is more than sufficient to help you cope with your current challenge. But there are aspects of your situation that unnerve you. That's why you sometimes find it difficult to think straight. Don't worry about what seems unfamiliar or bewildering. Look, at what you recognise and trust that it all fits a pattern that you have seen several times before.
Do what you would normally do in such circumstances. when you become a significant part of the establishment, your first priority is to preserve much of what is already established. Too much change, too fast, inevitably threatens to undermine this. Where in your world might it be time to master the art of looking as if you are doing a lot, whilst not actually doing very much at all?
To every rule there is an exception. For every agreement, a get-out clause. Most of the time, rightly and properly, we prefer to stick with known quantities and established precedents. But there are times when it behoves us to experiment. If, for example, we have tried the handle of a door a thousand times and always found it to be locked, we may naturally assume that this way will always be barred to us. But there is always a possibility that someone has quietly turned the key. Prepare,to find a loophole like that.
There is only one way to move a mountain and that is shovelful by shovelful. There is only one way to climb a mountain too, and that is step by step. Want to get under a mountain? It has to be dynamite? If you wish to go over the mountain, more options appear to arise. Plane, helicopter or balloon. But effectively, these variations are no more significant than different formulations of explosives. The details don't much matter. Whether you shift, transcend or break through a problem you will get round it.
Are you losing your touch? Have your talents deserted you? Is your natural charm starting to fade like a masterpiece that has been left too long in bright sunlight? Now, why do you think I'm asking you these questions? Do you really imagine that if I actually thought any of this were remotely possible, I would be drawing your attention to it in such a blunt fashion? It is not that any of this is the case but it is fair to say that lately, for various reasons, you have begun to fear that this is the case. The message is that you can get over that fear.
We are all easily led. Even leaders! Indeed, particularly leaders. But it takes a good leader to recognise the ability of another good leader. That recognition soon becomes a form of respect. Unless, that is, it turns to antipathy. Who is leading the way in a key area of your life now? To what extent is a direction being chosen as a direct consequence of some emotional reaction that is drowning out the voice of wisdom? Who is following who? A situation may emerge over which you need to take command.
Though they tell us that substance matters more than style, there are some situations in which attitude is at least as important as aptitude. Ask a question, for example, in a friendly tone of voice and you will elicit a particular response. Adopt a less endearing or more belligerent manner, and the reply may be very different. What seems like a big issue actually boils down to a matter of nuance. One small delicate adjustment could yet favourably alter the outcome of an important process.
It is always tempting to play the blame game. When something goes wrong, we automatically find ourselves looking for the person whose fault it is. If we suspect that it may be ourselves, the urge to accuse someone else becomes stronger. We will treat the flimsiest of connections and the most tenuous of associations as cast-iron proof of culpability. What really lies behind a recent set of difficulties? You need to establish the answer. But far more than that, you need to put things right. You can do that.
If you get in trouble and you don't know right from wrong, give a little whistle.' is the sole prerequisite for a happier, less stressful, existence. Does the recipe for success apply just as much to you and me? We too must nurture the virtue of patience and adherence to ethical principles. Just let your conscience be your guide.
Life is short, life is sublime, enjoy this life while you have time.' An old friend often recites this rhyme. It always inspires me. Every word of it is so true. Though there may be times when it seems as if we are caught up in some difficult drama that is taking an eternity to resolve, in reality we are all only here for a brief while. We owe it to ourselves to make the most of every moment, to seize every opportunity and to rise above every challenge. Opportunities and challenges come one after one,its a cycle of events.
Where previous generations of artists had thought to produce true likenesses and facsimiles, the work of the surrealist painters involved a deliberate, conscious, effort to depict the impossible and the unlikely. They set out to capture dreams, not to reflect reality. But in those dreams were clues to a much deeper understanding of what most people consider reality to be. You have lately begun to feel as if you are living in a dream. You face a situation that seems too ridiculous for words. Allow it to afford you some amusement.You know more than you think you know.
You have an impressive amount of experience under your belt. It is more than sufficient to help you cope with your current challenge. But there are aspects of your situation that unnerve you. That's why you sometimes find it difficult to think straight. Don't worry about what seems unfamiliar or bewildering. Look, at what you recognise and trust that it all fits a pattern that you have seen several times before.
Do what you would normally do in such circumstances. when you become a significant part of the establishment, your first priority is to preserve much of what is already established. Too much change, too fast, inevitably threatens to undermine this. Where in your world might it be time to master the art of looking as if you are doing a lot, whilst not actually doing very much at all?
To every rule there is an exception. For every agreement, a get-out clause. Most of the time, rightly and properly, we prefer to stick with known quantities and established precedents. But there are times when it behoves us to experiment. If, for example, we have tried the handle of a door a thousand times and always found it to be locked, we may naturally assume that this way will always be barred to us. But there is always a possibility that someone has quietly turned the key. Prepare,to find a loophole like that.
There is only one way to move a mountain and that is shovelful by shovelful. There is only one way to climb a mountain too, and that is step by step. Want to get under a mountain? It has to be dynamite? If you wish to go over the mountain, more options appear to arise. Plane, helicopter or balloon. But effectively, these variations are no more significant than different formulations of explosives. The details don't much matter. Whether you shift, transcend or break through a problem you will get round it.
Are you losing your touch? Have your talents deserted you? Is your natural charm starting to fade like a masterpiece that has been left too long in bright sunlight? Now, why do you think I'm asking you these questions? Do you really imagine that if I actually thought any of this were remotely possible, I would be drawing your attention to it in such a blunt fashion? It is not that any of this is the case but it is fair to say that lately, for various reasons, you have begun to fear that this is the case. The message is that you can get over that fear.
We are all easily led. Even leaders! Indeed, particularly leaders. But it takes a good leader to recognise the ability of another good leader. That recognition soon becomes a form of respect. Unless, that is, it turns to antipathy. Who is leading the way in a key area of your life now? To what extent is a direction being chosen as a direct consequence of some emotional reaction that is drowning out the voice of wisdom? Who is following who? A situation may emerge over which you need to take command.
Though they tell us that substance matters more than style, there are some situations in which attitude is at least as important as aptitude. Ask a question, for example, in a friendly tone of voice and you will elicit a particular response. Adopt a less endearing or more belligerent manner, and the reply may be very different. What seems like a big issue actually boils down to a matter of nuance. One small delicate adjustment could yet favourably alter the outcome of an important process.
It is always tempting to play the blame game. When something goes wrong, we automatically find ourselves looking for the person whose fault it is. If we suspect that it may be ourselves, the urge to accuse someone else becomes stronger. We will treat the flimsiest of connections and the most tenuous of associations as cast-iron proof of culpability. What really lies behind a recent set of difficulties? You need to establish the answer. But far more than that, you need to put things right. You can do that.
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