I have been itching for a change lately.
Needing to switch things up.
My tendency when life feels stale is to freshen it up-in a BIG way!
My thought process tends to be that there is something wrong here.
Or…There is something wrong with me.
Something needs fixing.
Oftentimes that includes me.
In those moments….days..weeks…months…I go into deep and serious problem solving mode.
Find the broken piece.
Fix and or replace.
Move forward.
This of course is based on the premise that there is something fundamentally flawed about the situation….ie..ME!
I was thinking about the act of knitting a sweater.
Sometimes you need to rip the whole thing up and start over…..but often times a small adjustment will do.
Ripping up part of the sleeve.
Adding a button.
An ADJUSTMENT not a complete do over!
I was reminded just yesterday that I have a tendency towards binary thinking.
This or that. One or the other. As opposed to this and that.
The one AND the other.
When I am thinking “something is wrong here” I become laser focused on the problem, as opposed to wide -open- solution focused.
The narrow focus on the problem excludes great options, others and even my heart.When I come from a more open solution based perspective, I am kind, receptive, inclusive and present….in the moment.
Not in the past and certainly not in the future.
Once again, I am reminded that if I stay in and with my heart, I stay connected to so many more solutions!
I prefer to be open to exciting solutions rather than focusing on a fabricated problem!
No need to knit a third sleeve, unless of course you have three arms.
Ducit Amore 