There were just a few wispy clouds in the sky this morning but enough to give the light something to bounce off. It was a striking array of light and colour. It looked like a really hot fire along the horizon. Fire burns. It cleanses. It renews. Think of the phoenix rising from the ashes. This metaphor outlines the possibilities of reinventing yourself anew. The opportunity usually comes when everything else has been stripped away. I wrote about this concept in The Secret of Successful Failing when outlining the steps to use your failures as the building blocks to your successes. Granted this doesn't always feel good. In fact, it usually feels quite disconcerting. The old way of being literally dies away and is replaced by a new way of being. The time in between feels completely undirected, unbounded and uncertain. Winston Churchill once remarked "if you're going through hell, keep going."
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