Mary’s
Minute
“Flexibility is the key to
stability.”
~ John Wooden
This quote reminds me of
the paradoxical idea that the only real constant is change. John Wooden was likely talking about
basketball, but he could have been talking about a pandemic. The only way that we can maintain any sense
of stability in our work or personal lives during this crazy is to be
flexible.
For instance, the guidance
that we receive from the health department literally changes weekly. If we are not flexible, our plans would
quickly fall apart.
The same is true in our
personal lives. The pandemic has changed
the way we do things. For some people, it
has created major challenges, and for some of us it has just knocked us out of
our routines and filled us with anxiety because of the uncertainty of the
future. When will we be able to travel
regularly? Will we be able to continue
school in person? How long will we be
wearing masks? Will someone in our
family become ill? The only way that we
can feel at all grounded in this period of uncertainty is to embrace flexibility,
remembering that the path to stability is flexibility.
I wish you well!
Mary
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