One Apple A Day #436 - you don't have to fix everything
The other morning I was waiting at the traffic light for my turn to cross the road. Before me a couple with two dogs, a big one and a small one. Both beautiful and sociable. The smaller one, in particular, was cute and playful. When the light went green, and we all cross the road, I noticed that it cannot move one of its legs, but it was walking and jumping around as if everything was normal. It made me think about our ability to adapt to our own limitations.
At the end of 2015, I realised that something had to change in my life. I began my self-awareness journey reading, studying and doing self-development programs. I quickly realised that I was the one that had to change. I needed to transform myself so I double-in my commitment to self-development. I read and studied more, completed better programs, talked with many people to seek advice. With every insight I was discovering about myself, new opportunities to grow and change were emerging. It was an exciting journey. The feeling of transformation was addictive, and I wanted to change everything. To become better and better. Until I got stuck. A few things were not changing despite all my efforts. And I felt like I wasn't making any real progress.
That was the moment when I learned that there are parts of me I can not change. No matter how hard I try, I won't change them.
We don't have to fix everything. Sometimes we have to accept that there are things we cannot change and with this valuable insight move on and live our life.
"When we let go of the things we cannot change, it frees up the energy to focus on changing the things we can." — Tasha Eurich