Self-mastery is often about viewpoint. “I haven’t had a haircut.” “My business is closed.” “I don’t have a job, or a business anymore.” “My movements are restricted.” All these things are taking place right now. They can be seen as an opportunity to relax into the oblivion or to, “Seize the Day,” to quote that fine Roman poet Horace, “Carpe Diem.”
Leave My Job
A friend of mine recently left his job. He works in a pot shop in Washington State, Marijuana is legal and it has been declared an essential service so they remain open. My friend handed in his resignation, his 2-week notice. He said, and I paraphrase our conversation, “I’m not like 90% of the people who come in here. The customers, some of them I see daily, I’ve got to get out. I just can’t hang with this, keep me sedated crowd.”
He left a well-paying job in the middle of a pandemic, a bold move. I’m not going to suggest that you make such a bold move but it was appropriate for him. What I am going to suggest is that if you find yourself in a similar situation our position then go ahead and take a moment in order yourself.
Go to the worldwide web. There are more resources on ordering one’s life and building for the future than ever before in the history of humanity. You could go to Pinterest and find something that will work for you about ordering your day or your life or a consultant who would be happy to guide you in your new endeavor.
It is a Bifurcated Choice
The reason you want to solve this is that you have a choice and in reality, it is a bifurcated choice. One path one to be taken in one not to be taken. The one change is to do that thing you’ve always wanted to do. To make that difference and the other one is just to slip into the sweet oblivion and hope that this thing is going to end soon.
When it does end things are going to be different, they are going to be significantly different. And there’s going to be an opportunity. The new times, with a can-do attitude, it looks like nothing but opportunity. Self-mastery will be important.
Or you can go ahead and hope that things are going to remain the same when we come out of this. If you’ve already ordered your life or structured it or made a bold move like my friend then stay the course. You’re on it stay strong, I’m with you, I get it and probably your loved ones get it too. It’s about doing your best for self-mastery because when you do that then, you are going to be in a position where you can serve others but that’s another topic…
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You might consider your life in concentric circles.