We have no choice but to condense a story when we want to film it. Our real story, on the other hand, cannot be condensed, it can only be lived. Day by day.**
Seth Godin

The person going through the experience has to choose to convert the change and upheaval into transition and renewal.^
Bruce Feiler

We may wish for the concentrated life made up
of all and only the good bits, but
life is diluted by problems,
One after another, large and small, filling
our days, which also means we have plenty of space to be
curious, attentive, deep-diving, discovering, playing, imagining,
Messing up, learning, starting over, producing, giving, receiving,
And then another day comes along;
We want to control, but it’s more likely that the way forward is
through transitioning and renewal, something we are capable of as
imagineers and alchemists, Wallace Stevens encouraging us to bring
the power of imagination to the pressure of reality.^^

*Dinah Washington’s What a Difference a Day Makes to enjoy while pondering what these 24 hours may hold;
**Seth Godin’s blog: The problem with the movie version;
^Bruce Feiler’s Life Is In the Transitions;
^^Your particular kind of alchemy will depends on your talents, energies, and values. You’re welcome to drop me a line to find out more.