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Steve Penny Quote on Embracing Unforeseen Detours Rather Than Fighting Them

    “Life is full of unforeseen detours. Circumstances happen which seem to completely cut across our plans. Learn to turn your detours into delights. Treat them as special excursions and learning tours. Don’t fight them or you will never learn their purpose. Enjoy the moments and pretty soon you will be back on track again, probably wiser and stronger because of your little detour.”

    Steve Penny

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    In his book, Essential Zen Habits, Leo Babauta shares a mental analogy that can help you stay on track towards accomplishing your goals—or better yet, not stay on “track” at all yet continue heading in the direction of your goals in a more flexible, effective manner.  You see, for many people, the idea of a plan gets equated to mental “train tracks” that get laid out so that you, the train, can power forward in a smooth, straight line down the track towards your destination.

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      “Time is short, my strength is limited, the office is a horror, the apartment is noisy, and if a pleasant, straightforward life is not possible then one must try to wriggle through by subtle maneuvers.” ~ Franz Kafka, via Daily Rituals

      Just flow with it…

        Just go with the flow...

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        “Everything is temporary: emotions, thoughts, people and scenery.  Do not become attached, just flow with it.”

          “To find perfect composure in the midst of change is to find Nirvana.” ~ Shunryu Suzuki

            “A strong body cannot exist without a strong mind.  A flexible body cannot exist without a flexible mind.  A relaxed body cannot exist without a relaxed mind.” ~ Jesse Enkamp, Karate by Jesse

              “The healing of the spirit has not been completed until openness to challenge becomes a way of life.” ~ Scott Peck, The Road Less Traveled

                “The straight line cannot proceed through the torturous twists of life.” ~ Giambattista Vico

                  “Never accept or be too comfortable with the status quo, because the companies that get into trouble are historically the ones that aren’t able to adapt to change and respond quickly enough.” ~ Tony Hsieh, Delivering Happiness

                    “A man is born gentle and weak. At death, he is hard and stiff. Green plants are tender and filled with sap. At death, they are withered and dry. Therefore, the stiff and unbending is the disciple of death, and the gentle and yielding is the disciple of life.” ~ Lao Tzu

                      “Stay committed to your decisions, but stay flexible in your approach.” ~ Anthony Robbins

                        “Peak performers see the ability to manage change as a necessity in fulfilling thier missions.” ~ Charles A. Garfield