Sometimes you just have to let it go. You plan; you plan for
the planning; --you even plan to execute the plan-- and then it heads south...north...or...it goes any and all directions. The chaos is maddening but the memories wrap around
your heart like one of those all-body snuggie suits on a cold winter day (admit it, you have one of those crazy things!).
If leadership is art then trying to lead at home is like conducting an orchestra of chirping birds.
The sound can be peaceful and relaxing or it can be maddening if your goal is quiet solitude for a minute...or five. Perspective.
Leading the chaos of life and home is indeed art in motion. To the "untrained" eye, it's paint splattered on a wall -- unintentionally, intentionally. In the moment you fail to realize you are raising your very own Picasso. Or, what you see is your 3 year old daughter drowning the kittens; what she sees is "making them all clean." Perspective. So, in either case, you gather your composure (eventually) and you just go with it.
Leading the chaos of life and home is indeed art in motion. To the "untrained" eye, it's paint splattered on a wall -- unintentionally, intentionally. In the moment you fail to realize you are raising your very own Picasso. Or, what you see is your 3 year old daughter drowning the kittens; what she sees is "making them all clean." Perspective. So, in either case, you gather your composure (eventually) and you just go with it.
“The days are long but the years fly by.”
In this game we call life, these
words are often spoken yet so profound.
Wake up one morning and your toddler has gone from cleaning kittens to shining the family ride for a first date. Blink
your eyes and your celebrating your 10th anniversary as executive director. Where has the time gone?
Along life’s
journey the moments are easy to forget but the memories linger to warm our
hearts; remind us of good and tough times; and sometimes stick around long enough to poke us
right in the eyes until a little of that wet stuff builds up. (Allergies!)
There will be chaos --and it will be maddening-- at work and home. The question is how will you respond as a leader? What masterpiece will
you create as you dance along to the beat called life? When others hear and see chaos,
will you see a vision of what can and will be if nurtured and cared for at just the right moments? As a leader can you discern "the right moment" to act; or to simply be still.
As you reflect on wet kittens (they all recovered by the way) relaxing in front of a
warm fire in your comfy snuggie, what matters most to you among the chaos and clutter of your life’s journey?
Yep; thought so. Go ahead; it's okay! You have permission to admit what matters most and then live accordingly.
From the Wyble family to yours, wishing you all of life's special moments this holiday season and a fruitful, blessed 2017.
Yep; thought so. Go ahead; it's okay! You have permission to admit what matters most and then live accordingly.
From the Wyble family to yours, wishing you all of life's special moments this holiday season and a fruitful, blessed 2017.
Dr. Wyble is a proud dad and husband, and the President & Founder of Leadership Concepts, LLC; a professional service firm providing practical solutions to community and nonprofit organizations. Learn more at Leadership Concepts
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