Transitions help us mark time as though some minute is more important than some other minute. Holidays, birthdays, and anniversaries create milestones. Something gets completed while something else begins anew. The clock keeps turning.
Life happens in cycles. Passing hours move from day to night and mark the turning of the seasons. Each season has a purpose – whether it’s building a foundation, connecting, growing, or changing. The cycles are constant despite our need to speed them up or slow them down. The clock keeps turning.
Winter is a season of recuperation. The day’s stress enjoys a reset with a night’s sleep. Nature’s dormancy stores the fuel for the spring’s resurgence. We tabulate our winnings and wager the next bet. The clock keeps turning.
Year-end reports activate celebration or dismay as teams recalibrate for an optimistic future. Lessons are learned and applied to the formula as continuous improvement drives the team. Good to great. Great to greater. Greater to greatest. Greatest to a restart. The clock keeps turning.
Allow yourself a slow inhale, followed by an extended exhale. As you breathe in, consider the challenges that define today’s stress. As you breathe out, experience gratitude for the growth the struggle enables. The clock keeps turning.
Happy New Year!
