Hello Friends,
A colleague of mine recently said to me 'it is what it is' and I must admit I'm somewhat perplexed by what that really means. Well maybe it means too bad, you can't change it, or maybe it means you just need to suck it up and move on, or maybe it's just reality kicking in. What I mean by that is sometimes reality is the very perspective we need. It's not that we have to like the situation or even accept it. More that it provides enlightenment and thus gives us the choice we need to make.
I like the words in the song 'Who I was Born To Be' by Susan Boyle. She sings 'And while I may not know the answers, I can finally say I'm free. And if the questions led me here, then I am whom I was born to be'. I think what's most important is that we never give up trying to figure it it. We must always try to find it within our selves even in the most difficult of situations to find our success. It is 'who we are born to be'. Until next time...
Blondie
A colleague of mine recently said to me 'it is what it is' and I must admit I'm somewhat perplexed by what that really means. Well maybe it means too bad, you can't change it, or maybe it means you just need to suck it up and move on, or maybe it's just reality kicking in. What I mean by that is sometimes reality is the very perspective we need. It's not that we have to like the situation or even accept it. More that it provides enlightenment and thus gives us the choice we need to make.
I like the words in the song 'Who I was Born To Be' by Susan Boyle. She sings 'And while I may not know the answers, I can finally say I'm free. And if the questions led me here, then I am whom I was born to be'. I think what's most important is that we never give up trying to figure it it. We must always try to find it within our selves even in the most difficult of situations to find our success. It is 'who we are born to be'. Until next time...
Blondie
Hey, Mom. I had a friend who used this phrase a lot. It always struck me as very Zen. That there are things that are immutable but that you are not (ideally, anyway). It's an admission that you must approach that person or situation differently, even if you think you are "right" or "rational".
ReplyDeleteYes I agree Dave. I think sometimes it is used to tell you 'there is no hope of a person or situation changing'. I'm not sure that is 'ideal' in the business world but it is true that there are some people and some situations you know for sure will not change. Thus you must decide for yourself what you will do next in order to manage within it or as importantly around it. Blondie
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