When you lose control
One of the most painful aspects of a catastrophic medical diagnosis is loss of control.
With so many unknowns and so much new, disruptive stuff to deal with and fit your life around, any sense of control may feel completely out of reach.
This is where my friend Yomi’s seemingly rote mantra comes into play:
- “When the going gets tough the tough get going.”
He said that to me when I was struggling with statistics in graduate school.
For it’s under duress that we find strength we didn’t know we had.
When we have the chance to find our full power and take it back.
You don’t become superhuman, you become fully human.
You’re able to find peace in the eye of the storm.
And as we struggle, using our power in the moment, we’re also healing past wounds.
Because healing only happens after the fact.
What I’ve found from clients and podcast guests is this:
- It was only when great tragedy struck that they summoned up their best.
In dealing with the present they also changed things they hadn’t yet fully addressed from the past.
This is why you become a master of change.
This is what happens when the going gets tough and the tough get going.
This is why the Chinese character for crisis = danger + opportunity.
Has this proven true for you?
Where has this happened in YOUR life?
Julie Browne, Author
MASTERS of CHANGE
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