Pandamonium: On Being Bold

Pandamonium occurs in any month where there are 5 Mondays.

4 Mondays a month, I post The Leaducator and Deliver and AukWords and A PEACE of WORK. In a month such as this, with 5 Mondays, I will be inserting Pandamonium, dedicated in Honor to #bestlittledogintheworld, Panda who passed on February 3, 2021; still missed.

Each month with Pandamonium, I will simply post a Wisdom that I have learned from "Little Wolf"... a Wisdom that speaks to living our Talents in Purpose and Service. Panda had that capacity to be who she was when she was and be present and respond. There is much to learn from that strength of Character.

The Boldness of Pan

To tee things up, I offer this song from Shinedown, on a symptom (or strength) of being human. Have a listen, but return. Please. With that message and meaning in mind, this month, I offer on Boldness.

Little Wolf possessed such capacity. In so very many ways, and especially through her latter days, in her sickness. And I am still drawing upon that Wisdom. Even now. Quite recently, I posted on LinkedIn...

• Long post. I am working on things. Working out in myriad ways. That is a good thing. Part of that is?#Vulnerability?Check. I share this not for response nor sympathy. I share this because I think, if we are each honest with ourselves, we have been there... and at times throughout our lives. Where? Questioning ourselves.
• I am a pretty confident guy. I like me. Yup.... flaws and all. That said... and of late... that little "voice" has been questioning things. What difference have I made in my career and work? Have I truly been the kind of friend I want to be for those who matter most to me? As an?#Educator?... what difference have I made thus far? What has mattered? And the almost rhetorical response back has been a bit of "nothing".

• That said... when I look at my life thus far, I know that I have done my best to make my own kind of difference. And I think I have. But I am not feelin' it. Truth. Why? Who knows? I do know that we all have our moments and I have had them periodically through life. Such questioning happens. I also know that I will figure my way through to a better answer. My observation is that one version of that voice is intent on beating down. But conversely, there is another side of that voice... the better Voice. In some ways, it is our Soul feeling restless. It is wanting to explore something "more". I think I am there.

• I was a shy but creative kid. I had my friends... but yeah, shy. But highly creative. A bit weird in whatever I mean by a "good way". As I entered my adult years, I increasingly went beyond my shyness. It is still there but it no longer holds me back. Humility, I like. And I remain my own kind of weird. But, I am in a space right now questioning what difference I have made personally and professionally. I know I have mattered but I am not feelin' it. Nope. Again, I look for no sympathy nor even response. I simply want to recognize that we go through this and are not alone in doing so. At this stage of living, I am ever more interested in "meaning" over anything else. In my Circle. In my work and business. In my health. And more. I will figure this out. I will land on it. But let us know we are not alone in this arena. Peace. ??

The Work of Boldness

I will do the work. But part of the work is in putting these thoughts out there, and facing them and reflecting on them in ways that have meaning. That requires Boldness. Vulnerability is Boldness, in action. For me, it means doing the work and that requires seeing the work. Both require Boldness. That said, I humbly encourage you to read and reflect on the card above... and discern and decide on where your own practice of same might best be needed now and forward. Do that, explore that, and see where it takes you. Change, challenge and Character... be bold to choose who you be. If we are to help create a better future, Boldness will be huge.

I leave you with this, despite the suggestion of "language"...

Boldness in the face of the SOSO.

Peace.

Barry Lewis Green, The Unity Guy with Epic Engage.

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