We place labels on things – situations, relationships, roles – that state ‘this is this therefore this is not that.’
But sometimes this is both this and that.
Sometimes our labels don’t serve us.
Sometimes they limit us and our experience.
Sometimes labels reduce potential.
What labels could you do with removing?
What labels are no longer serving you?
As humans we have an insatiable desire to explain untoward events so we can get on with solutions.
If a turkey were to assess the state of the world in early December, they would be forgiven for thinking all is well and that the farmer loves them.
When I was skiing professionally, I knew that standing on the edge of a cliff for longer didn’t make it any safer to drop.
On Monday I attended the funeral of a good friend of mine from medical school, Andy Greer. He died suddenly while working a shift at Christchurch Hospital. He was 40.