Whether you’re looking for a chick or a hard-boiled egg, an eggshell’s ultimate purpose is to be broken open. Whether the breaking is destruction or liberation is all in the timing.
When has the time been right for you to break something open?
Category: Meditations
Obstacles
Obstacles, of course, are developmentally necessary: they teach kids strategy, patience, critical thinking, resilience and resourcefulness.
―Naomi Wolf
What obstacle is currently serving as your teacher?
Help!
Sometimes the greatest expression of resilience is to recognize when you are in over your head, and call for help.
What gets in the way of your asking for help?
Unexpected
“Resilience is all about being able to overcome the unexpected. Sustainability is about survival. The goal of resilience is to thrive.”
―Jamais Cascio
How has overcoming the unexpected allowed you to thrive?
Rosh Hashana
It is Jewish practice to celebrate the New Year by eating an apple dipped in honey, inviting such sweetness into the year to come.
How has a vision of what you hoped for made you more resilient?