Sustaining an up-cycle

(If you’re perceptive and you’re honest, you’d acknowledge that) the negative inputs will never cease to exist.

The critics; the naysayers; the disappointments; the adversity; the temptation to hide, to play it safe, to give up on yourself or your project.

The resistance.

Will you feed a down-cycle? Or nurture an up-cycle? One where each negative input leads to more growth, more hope, and more productivity.

Will you react? Or will you respond?

Your choice. Everyday.

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*I actually wrote this in a journal years ago, well before I started this blog. I thought I'd share it since it's as true (and relevant) for me now as it was then.