Thoughtful Thursday // 10-24-2013

Thoughtful Thursday // 10-24-2013

“When the winds of change blow, some people build walls, others build windmills.”

–Chinese Proverb

Just like the wind, change is not something we can always control.  However–just like the wind–change is something we can harness.  WE can control how we respond to change and what we do with it.  Sometimes we can even change the course of change.

Notice that word, “build.”  Making the most of change isn’t going to be automatic or instant.  Building takes time and effort.  It takes determination and persistence.

We have two choices of what to build: walls or windmills.  Walls are easier to build.  They’re simple, flat, and take less effort.  They protect us by cutting us off, isolating us.  But you know what?  They still require building.  They still require effort.

Now stop for a moment and think about windmills.  They’re more complicated.  They offer no sort of protection.  However, windmills don’t merely stand there and look pretty – they get work done.  And rarely do they ever impact only one person.  When change comes your way and you use it to build, opportunities will arise.  You’ll see fruit.  And you’ll impact not only yourself, but those around you.  It’s scarier and harder, but far braver, to risk the complicated unknown and build a windmill.

When change comes blowing in, you will build…. the question is, *what* will you build?

Question: What’s some change you’re experiencing in your life right now?  How can you harness that change and build with it to increase your Awesome?

Note: Today’s #ThoughtfulThursday was hand drawn by me.  You can see more hand-drawn posters by going to libbydoodle.com and clicking “LibbyDoodles.”

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