Plan your HUMBLE STAMP

Desiderata 6 

“Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans. Keep interested in your own career, however humble; it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time.”

I thought it was time to blog again, (honestly, overdue!) and I like #6 for this time of year because it includes the word “plans.” Yes, it’s time to look forward to 2019 and, if you choose, start planning some changes. 

In the 6th century BC, Greek philosopher Heraclitus reportedly said, “There is nothing permanent except change.” We’ve likely read or heard some version of that concept many times. How does it apply today? 

Well, my best guess is that we regularly make resolutions to change and are able to sustain a (small?) percentage of those resolutions. May I be so bold as to say that’s not a bad thing? As we enjoy the achievements of the prior year and look forward to what we have planned, OF COURSE we’re doing our best to set a new course! And we have the best of intentions, but change is hard. 

Staying humble as we navigate goals and changes and resolutions and changing fortunes helps us remember, “we’re special, just like everybody else.” Who said that? Wiki tells me it was cultural Anthropologist Margaret Mead, and that’s good enough for me. Well, she actually said “absolutely unique”, not “special”, but either way it works.

We are all unique by design. As you navigate this next 365-ish, what particular stamp are you resolving to leave on the 2019 calendar? Me, I plan on being a terrific new grandmother. Call me Mimi.