I once went to rent a movie at Blockbuster while my 13 year old daughter began reading a short book.

The book was Who Moved My Cheese. It was one of my Dad's favorite books and mine too.

When I returned, she had finished the book! And 8 years later she told me the book continues to influence her. Our little speed reader went on to read several books on leadership, attitude, relationships and finances during her early teens.

My wife mentioned the same book a few days ago. Melissa told me the book provides great perspective in these uncertain times and she wished more people knew about it.

In the book one fictional mouse hates, denies and laments change and ultimately fails. And one mouse embraces, prepares for and expects change and finally succeeds.

Who we are becomes revealed as we navigate through turbulent times.

Do we choose to change and better ourself? Or do we become bitter with our circumstances?

It's where we are going to, not what are going through that matters most.

"Take a negative and make a positive" is what Michael Jordan remembered about his dad when learning of his Dad's murder.

Do we thrive during crisis? Or do we complain?

A fruit tree in our yard grew large because of trauma not despite trauma (someone broke the top). And another fruit tree flaundered because of too much shade and ease.

A woman who sorrowed because of family members' suicide taught me "we have faith because of sorrow not in spite of sorrow."

Larry Bird became much better because of Magic Johnson not despite of Magic. And likewise Magic had to get better to beat Larry.

Zen teaches us to lean in and EMBRACE negatives.

Ready to embrace the struggle before and during not just after?



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