Sunday, November 09, 2008

The only constant in life is change

It's been an eventful month to say the least. In the midst of all the global and personal changes, I find myself thinking back on Mahatma Gandhi's mantra for our idealistic grad school days: "Be the change you want to see in the world" and on the witty and suprisingly fun Avenue Q, which closed with "Everything in life is only for now."

This week, news of Obama's successful presidential bid in the US coincided with continued reorgs and layoffs, some closer to home than we'd like. Hopefully we can choose to embrace these opportunities for change, and make the most out of what could be rather than dwell on what was or is. Let's remember, "Nothing lasts, life goes on, full of surprises ... and we'll accept the things we cannot avoid -- for now!"


... And *not* be like this (ok, I couldn't resist a *tiny* political dig)

1 comment:

Adrian said...

It's all very interesting. You never know what tomorrow will bring... indeed... and on the eve of the next step in the re-org announcements that's uncomfortably true.

I sense a rising murkiness too.