What’s a Drift?
It’s going into a downward spiral in which devastation occurs.
What’s inevitable?
There’s no way to avoid The Drift.
Even if you try to ignore it, The Drift will still be there.
How do we know it’s coming or occurring? Maybe you wake up one morning and something feels off. It doesn’t mean it’s always a complete devastation; it’s a downward spiral from where your course was heading.
One important principle to know:
THERE’S NOTHING WRONG WITH BEING IN A DRIFT.
There’s nothing wrong with being depressed and down on something; that’s part of life.
Instead of avoiding the Drift, embrace it. Seth Godin defines it as “leaning into it.”
There is a lesson and a gift inside of The Drift as we learn to live in Thanksgiving daily..
If you stay present and open, no matter what you go through, there are always insights that come from everything we experience.
Sometimes the only way we grow is when we’re in a Drift.
It wasn’t the things that happened to me that made me stronger; it was the things that happened through me that did.
A false Lift of pretending should be avoided, which creates a circle of insanity. The greatest thing to be done inside of a Drift is to confront the reality.
Whatever feelings you have, don’t suppress them.
Ask yourself:
* What would my life look like if I lived in Thanksgiving daily, even when I’m experiencing a Drift?
* What am I supposed to learn from The Drift?
* What will I do the next time I feel the Drift?
It’s part of life to go through the Drift. Whatever feelings you have, don’t suppress them. Confront the reality and learn the lessons that are being taught.
