RETRO-per-SPECTIVE

RETRO Per SPECTIVE

It’s all in how you see the situation. Are you moving forward or hanging onto inner conflicts from years ago? Are you really in charge or is someone else driving your buggy?

This past week’s Ideas Du Jour (on your right) featured the letter “O”! If you happen to be wrestling with issues related to Other people, Old arguments, Opposition at work, Over the top screaming fits, then scroll way down to number One on the list. Take some time to reflect on the ideas that jump out at you. And then concentrate on the “O’s”. JWSD = just write stuff down.

This Mennonite Buggy photo, a creation of our resident photographer, is an example of the power of intersections as inspiration. The visual brought to mind the details of an ugly situation at work a few years ago. Even though I loved my job and the people, I was stressed, frustrated, over-worked and hassled by a boss whose leadership style was “Command and Control”. You know, my way or the highway.

Often, solutions come to us in dreams, if we are paying attention! A very vivid picture which told the story of that working environment, surfaced in my imagination.

My supervisor was in charge of the chariot, whip in hand, and I was one of the lead horses. Every time I wanted to change paths, to find a shortcut on another road, I was reigned in. And pulled back. Told to stop. Not go there. Not to ask questions.

You know what happens next, don’t you?

Use your own retrospective to get your life in alignment. You can listen to your heart-song, draw out the bits that are keeping you up at night, find the “OH!” and then take action, you won’t have to worry about the buggies.

If you need a coach to configure your inner GPS, all you have to do is ask. No strings attached!

- Maggie