"This Is The Greatest Moment Of Your Life Right Now..."

Such fascinating times.

Who'd have thunk we'd be here.

Granted, not everyone has been loving this situation. Understandably.

Many would like things to go back to "normal." But let's be real: that ain't gonna happen. No matter which way we go from here, things will be very different.

Some may look at this pessimistically. Whether stuck in the mainstream media's fearporn, having bit hit with unemployment and suffering financially, falling into the darkness of the conspiracy rabbit hole, or simply getting claustrophobic and craving real human connection, there are challenges in this for us all.

Yet, there's also great opportunity.

As it so goes in life, we reach these points of being tested in our capacity to integrate the basic wisdom we spent our time propagating memes of when we had our "total" freedoms...

Such as that of, it's not what happens to us that counts, but how we respond that makes the difference.

Indeed, this is such a time.

We may not be able to change the world quickly to how exactly we'd like it. But, we do have the option of changing how we show up in the conditions we're in.

While some may wish they could go back to their jobs, this could be the time to begin working on a new passion project or online business venture.

While some may be missing the routine to going out into and interacting in their physical communities, this may be the time to take up a new study, creative hobby, or spiritual practice.

As we're faced with increased restriction in the outside world, we are offered the opportunity to cultivate and refine a richness in our inner worlds.

Etc, etc, etc.

This post was inspired by a recent Instagram video from Brian Rose, founder of London Real.

It's a short one, shared below for those who may feel inclined to check it out.

Rose style may not be everyone's cup of tea, though there are certainly some great questions and points in here to contemplate... and perhaps act on.

Without question, we are at a major turning point.

The question is:

Is it one which we shall allow external situations to dictate the direction of our lives, or a crossroads at which we take responsibility for how to respond to that outside of our control in ways that empower us to expand into the fullness of our larger purpose & mission?