In readying myself for this week’s post, I had this well-known quote on my mind. I wanted to find something else to post about, but I kept coming back to good ‘ole Forrest Gump. So, I ran with it…
“My momma always said, life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you’re gonna get.” –Forrest Gump
Gotta love some Forrest Gump!
If you dig deeper into this quote it speaks volumes! Life is sooooo unpredictable!
If we just look at our current projects, each of them had a moment or two (or three!) where things changed, and we needed to pivot…either to accept additional scope or mitigate an issue that was impeding progress. It caused us to have to see the project differently, because yesterday it looked one way, and today it’s not the same. That is a lesson in itself because it speaks to how even we as humans are forever changed by the smallest of things, and as we keep lifin,’ we grow and evolve because of life’s lessons. That, though, is a post for another day!
What does Forrest’s quote mean to me?
It means we have to do our best to stay ready, so we don’t have to get ready. We aren’t going to be ready for them all, but we can do our best to prepare ourselves today for what is yet to come. We can train our minds to be receptive to change, be open to what that change might look like, and be ready to pivot when necessary. And we do that because…you never know what you’re gonna get.
Have an AMAZING week!
–Thin Mint
