It Took Everybody By Surprise...So NOW What?
SURPRISE!
Well, yes there was a planned surprise party involved that didn’t happen…
But, what were some events you had planned in the past few months that didn’t go as you planned…or didn’t happen at all?
I was excited to read a few pages from my weekly planner in a podcast, “It Took Everybody by Surprise” to share all the things I planned for.
You can join too. Check out some past episodes,
Here’s something I tell myself in order to survive the unexpected: Don’t move until you see a miracle.
Here are 10 ideas that help me find joy in circumstances that were not ideal:
1.) Make your own rules.
Two rules of mine:
Pray for someone every day
Don’t move until you see a miracle, wait for a miracle.
2.) Take a new risk daily.
Every day I am going to find one thing that I’ve never done before, one risk I have taken that makes that day stand out.
Sutton Foster is a standout star and songstress who took an adventurous risk in her cabaret show…read my BroadwayWorld article to see how we can all follow her example right now.
3.) Relax into the messy un-plans.
Life is messy, and everything does not have to be incorporated into a schedule – then you’ll never have room for the unexpected beauties to pop up! Live frugally on surprise.
4.) Enjoy this Beautiful Day
“The sunlight makes the leaves shimmer gold. They cover the pavement and cast a trail down, around corners, leading to uncharted territories, to other, even more beautiful horizons. This must be a good sign of how today will be – I can easily think anxious thoughts today, but I don’t feel like that in this moment.”
5.) Break Down Walls
Fear builds walls to block the light.
6.) Know Your Daydreams
I know my daydreams are real and can really come into existence for me, on the other side of this. The other side of the mountain. I would rather live in a world where my life is surrounded by mystery than live in a world so small that my mind could comprehend it.
When you’re walking and a butterfly flutters up to you, how can you not feel the Spring soak you in warm, loving light? Butterflies show us that true joy is within the dance of life.
Just try it! And….maybe LIFE will take you by surprise with a thrilling ride.
Safe travels, Detourists – and enjoy your surprises along the way!
7.) Persistence Sets You Free.
It takes muscle to swim against the current. But muscles are meant to be pushed and strengthened, right?
9.) Work to get back what you miss.
The first step toward liberty is to miss liberty; the second, to seek it; the third, to find it.
10.) Know your place and when to take it.
One rabbi said that every person should have two slips of paper in his pocket. On one should be written: “The world was created for me.” On the other should be written: “I am but dust and ashes.” The trick is to have the wisdom to know which slip of paper to read at the right time.
10.) Dammit. Just live and see how good it feels.
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