Mark Twain wrote: ‘Out of all the things I have lost, I miss my mind the most.’
Getting older, this thought increasingly resonates with me. As we adapt to mid-life the ‘who’ in life grows in importance while ideas recede; how we feel in the end trumps what we think. Life is the emotion we consistently feel.
To thrive amidst systemic change you have to let go of what you think should happen, live in what is actually happening, and feel great about it.