One Apple A Day #606 - back to you
Despite your best plans and intentions, sometimes things just go south.
Sometimes it's an unpredictable blizzard sending everything upside down, other times is the compound effect of many small cracks that creates the perfect storm.
"Everyone has a plan 'till they get punched in the mouth." — Mike Tyson
What do you do when your plans fail? When your list of priorities gets screwed? When your objectives become so hard to see that you start questioning them? When what you want and what you need seems to diverge?
It's a scary place to be. And the messiness of the world can make things worst. I've seen people making themselves smaller to hide from reality, frightened of the next punch. I've seen others close their eyes and punch their way out, fueled by rage.
Anyone has a unique way to get through tough times.
When I'm lost in a storm, I look for my anchor. For my roots. And that means to go back to myself. To shift the focus from the "What" and "How" back to the "Who".
Who am I, here and now?
And from there, I start again.