It shouldn't be...
They should have...
I shouldn't have to...
I found myself caught in several complaints this week.
All rooted in the same idea - that things should be different than they are.
It makes me wonder why this thought is so intoxicating.
What promise does it hold?
That if things were different... I would be happier, more at ease, less burdened.
And in some sense it's true. If todays burdens were lifted - my outlook in the immediate would improve.
But then what?
The next things happens, and I'm back to square one.
Hoping and praying that... things would be different.
This is a letter to myself - reminding me that joy exists just beyond my expectations for how things should be.
Right, smack dab in the middle of an inconvenient reality.
A reality that invites ME to be different and invites ME to change.
Change how?
By letting go of my expectations.
By realizing what I am chasing isn't the same thing as the chase.
By accepting that I am being transformed by the journey - and that is enough.
Being in the game is enough.
Just make sure it's the right game.
Already feeling lighter as I type this...
- JAAM
P.S. - "He has flown 23 million miles. Here are his travel secrets" < Take 1 on travel.
P.P.S. - "The Case Against Travel" < Take 2. Good 💡 but no plans to stop travelling.
P.P.P.S. - "The Song of Significance" < New book from Seth Godin, next in my cue.
P.P.P.P.S. - Different (Raised $25M to disrupt residential PM), just went under 👀
P.P.P.P.P.S - Juvenile just did a Tiny Desk Concert and as you can imagine it is 🔥
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