Flexible Mindset

“The bamboo that bends is stronger than the oak that resists.” -Japanese Proverb

“We cannot choose our external circumstances, but we can always choose how we respond to them.” -Epictetus

“Nothing is softer or more flexible than water, yet nothing can resist it.” -Lao Tzu

When a crisis or emergency happens, it’s not about anticipating every single problem that could’ve happened with one hundred percent accuracy. That’s impossible. (Though some preparation is always a good thing.)

Far more important, and within your control, is having a flexible mindset to deal with circumstance. Something happens and you quickly have to make a decision. A new thing happens and you have to make a brand new decision. And so on and so forth.

Until the crisis is over.

When it is over, that’s the time to go back and evaluate your decisions. Learn from them and perhaps be a little better prepared for the next one.

But no matter this event or future events, it is your flexible mindset that will get you through it. And you will get through it.

P.S. – Thank you to all those who’ve checked in on us during the fires. It means a lot. Our bags are packed and we’re ready to go at a moment’s notice. But we’re okay and I hope and pray you are too. My heart and prayers go out to all those who have lost homes and been affected by this terrible tragedy.