I hadn’t planned on doing this today. I was going to do that. When I discovered eventually I’d have to do that, I thought today would be a good day for that. In fact, I even said to myself, “Self,” I said, “Thursday would be a good day for that.” And indeed, it would, but so would Monday be, so instead I’m doing this. And equally indeed, on Monday I’ll do that.
This is promoted by yesterday’s Uplift post. No surprise there as usually Thursday RRSB posts do recall Wednesday Uplift posts. Not always, and it wouldn’t have been had I done that instead but I’m doing this so that’s that.
This, about as far as I can tell, is an absolute original thought Diem and I had and posted yesterday. Quiet Change. I’m capitalizing them here although we didn’t there because the more I think about it, the more I think this concept of Quiet Change is something special.
A few sentences from the post:
So which is it – change is all around and within us as a natural part of our existence, or change happens when we take the steps to initiate it? It’s probably more neither than both. Yes, we are closing our ears to the noise about change, both the change being inevitable and change being instigated. Change is self-fulfilling. So we say.
Too often we use change as an excuse for our actions, or inactions, rather than an impetus to them. We call for the need for a change then wait for others to do the hard work of change. Or we explain away lapses in performance or even in judgement by citing something that had changed without our knowledge. We’ve turned change into the noise that detracts, distracts, and deflects us from responsible action.
The quiet side of change too often is overlooked.
We contend that people make change artificially difficult and use it as an excuse for bad or incomplete decisions and procrastinated or poorly executed action. The magic to Quiet Change is it allows us to work with it, appreciating the positives of the process and progression.
If I say so myself, “Self”, I’d say, “that’s something on the Internet well worth the time to read.” So why don’t you Listen for the Quiet.
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Quiet change is often overlooked…oh my. Love the reminder that not everything needs to be bold and brassy to be effective. Thanks, Michael – and Diem. And this? So good:
“The magic to Quiet Change is it allows us to work with it, appreciating the positives of the process and progression.” 🥰
With so much happening and the changes the world is “inflicting” on humanity, we thought it was time to remember the changes that sneak up on us are usually the more impactful, more long-lasting, and more personal – ones we can really make use of and improve our lives with. These are the ones that result in personal growth and deserve to be celebrated. I hope we did them justice.
Well done…and a well-timed message, I’d say. Thank you! 💕
Thank you!!
I love that you evaluated the this and the that. And this or that was acceptable one day or another. That could be this, or this could be that. But your comments on quiet change are spot on–we crab, complain, and criticize when change happens because nobody informed us it was happening. There’s that. But there’s also the challenge of being receptive to those quiet changes and recognizing life is one constant change. We can get on board and embrace it or make ourselves and others miserable with our whining. It was well worth the time to read.
Getting on board is certainly more pleasant!
I like the concept of quiet change, try to embody it, but will admit that it’s the noisy change that gets noticed most often.
True, but it’s the quiet change that speaks volumes 🙂