How Have You Been Complicit in Creating the Conditions You Say You Don’t Want?

In the book, Reboot, coach Jerry Colonna's question stuck with me, regardless of my attempts to bob and weave like a professional boxer. This question finds its mark irrespective of the trophies lining the mantle or the dollars in the bank if you allow it to find the target.

Internal work is always sacrificed on the alters of fear and the ominous tasklist. The good news is the work is willing to wait a long time. The bad news is the work is willing to wait a long time. The worst news is the work must not be avoided.

As the world struggles with a global pandemic and warns us to stay still, it seems your schedule is simplified and provides the opportunity to explore the interior realms.

The question doesn't pronounce guilt but extends an invitation to consider your role that brought about the circumstances in which you don't like.

When my friends mention my grumbling again about the dead-end job I've had for the last umpteen years, it is time to engage the question. Is your relationship on the rocks and can't imagine another 20 years of the status quo? Yep, time to consider what desires, fears, and insecurities enabled today's conditions, and provide insight for tomorrow's change. Yes, this work takes remarkable courage.

Consider your answer to this question as a gift to you from the chaos of a global pandemic. You may never have the same chance or strength to sit with the nuances and poke in the corners to find your whole and discern a path to a new tomorrow. Looking forward to the stories of how the question connected, it will be more exciting than a Pay-Per-View boxing match.

Note: if you're in an abusive relationship, get to safety first. Now is not the time for this work. The opportunity will come soon enough, expend your power to get safe.