Welcome to September—
We've moved through Labor Day, are in the midst of the Jewish New Year, and the Autumn Equinox is soon to follow. In no time at all, the days will feel shorter as we lose more and more daylight.
Already, the pace of the season is quickening, which can make things ripe for upset and upheaval. This, in turn, can trigger a false sense of urgency and need for resolution at all costs. We can find Our Selves in the 'crisis mode'—regardless of whether one truly exists or not.
So let's do a bit of wordsmithing and suss out the original meaning of the word 'crisis': to sift. Think about it. What do we do when we sift through something? "Yes, this is useful, this isn't; I'll set this aside for later; I can pass on this." The very nature of the act separates larger pieces from smaller ones, and reminds us that the small actions we take create large
results.
By remembering the original meaning, the task(s)at hand then become more than manageable, don't they? The charged energy that can surface around a crisis is diffused. We're able to make real time decisions about what is needed, what serves, and what doesn't.
So then the question becomes, how good are you in a "Crisis" (2:58)?
