I am writing this post on 9-11. The significance of this day makes me look back each year, look back at how things have changed over the course of my own life and over the course of the past century. The large loss of life on that day in 2001 makes me question, what changes do we need to consider in the "temporary" time we call life?
In today's world of rapid change, are we all really ready to face the change we may need to make in our own lives? We are bombarded each moment by cell phone calls, email on the blackberry or iPhone (or our computers - but that is such old technology!) and now by other social applications such as Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter etc.. We adjust and redirect our lives on the fly based on the latest information we have received. But what about the time tested values of family, friends and a strong work ethic?
If we want to consider how to face the change, we just need to go back in history to a simpler time, when time itself was driven by the broader values of our society and our own values. Imagine living in the 1950s again when family dinner happened every night and the exception was when you had other obligations. I recall my own family life and think back on how different it was. Now, we treasure and plan our once weekly family dinner, with our other evenings filled with sports activities, outside interests, or just eating dinner out.
Let's consider taking on the values of a simpler time, when family life, work life, and individual life was centered, balanced, and consistent. What would our children be doing if we had this more balanced approach? What would they grow up to be? How would they be when they grow up? What changes do we need to face and ultimately make, to live into a more consistent, "alive" future?
Questions to Ponder: What change in your life do you need to make to ensure a more consistent life, aligned with you values, for yourself? For your family? In your workplace?
In today's world of rapid change, are we all really ready to face the change we may need to make in our own lives? We are bombarded each moment by cell phone calls, email on the blackberry or iPhone (or our computers - but that is such old technology!) and now by other social applications such as Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter etc.. We adjust and redirect our lives on the fly based on the latest information we have received. But what about the time tested values of family, friends and a strong work ethic?
If we want to consider how to face the change, we just need to go back in history to a simpler time, when time itself was driven by the broader values of our society and our own values. Imagine living in the 1950s again when family dinner happened every night and the exception was when you had other obligations. I recall my own family life and think back on how different it was. Now, we treasure and plan our once weekly family dinner, with our other evenings filled with sports activities, outside interests, or just eating dinner out.
Let's consider taking on the values of a simpler time, when family life, work life, and individual life was centered, balanced, and consistent. What would our children be doing if we had this more balanced approach? What would they grow up to be? How would they be when they grow up? What changes do we need to face and ultimately make, to live into a more consistent, "alive" future?
Questions to Ponder: What change in your life do you need to make to ensure a more consistent life, aligned with you values, for yourself? For your family? In your workplace?
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