Working OVERTIME on the Paradigm Shift!

The best definition of "paradigm" I've heard came from a teenager.  "It's just a way you do things, mostly."  I am out to change the way I do things.  In order to accomplish that, I must change the way I think of what I do.  This blog is about shifting paradigms.  It's not about me.  It's about reaching out for something better, higher, and broader than anything I want to do for myself.  Making something happen for your children is a motivator.  If your goal is for someone else, it's much more likely to get done.  Why is that?  Mostly because you approach the way you do what you do differently for others, especially for a young person.  We all want our kids to know the highest and best of life before they are forced to contend with its seedy underside.  I want Malachi to know that world travel is not beyond his reach, so I must extend myself beyond my own internal barriers to clear a path for him.  To make a way for him, I must overcome the obstacles I have placed in my own path.

In order to teach my child perseverance, I must persevere.  In order to teach him how to set and reach a goal, I must set and reach goals far beyond anything I've done for myself.  No excuses.  No whining.  No procrastinating.  This is overtime on the paradigm shift, people.  I know that when my son boards that plane for Europe, neither he nor I will ever be the same.  Malachi will be off to see the world.  His mother will have a better, more self-assured outlook on life.  That is expressing it simply.  Inside, I feel a welling up of many emotions: fear, self-doubt, negativity--in regard to myself and my ability to make it happen for Malachi. Fortunately, an inner drive and determination are within me as well, and the shift in question involves relegating fear and self-doubt to a distant back seat as I allow drive and determination to lead the way.

Many people face the challenge of a paradigm shift.  Some dis-integrate into negativity and emotional paralysis.  Some swap one form of self-sabotage for another.  Still others take a hard look at themselves and the life choices they have made, and resolve to do things differently.  I'm on that crew.  Happy weekend, and may your shiftwork be fruitful.  Thank you for taking the time to read this blog.  #FriendsofMalachiMaxwellGlass