I have just enjoyed a fantastic evening with simple but delicious food, a little wine, and lots of banter with good friends. Much of the discussion was scurrilous, potentialy libellous, and because of this, very funny. I always know when I have had a good evening when it involves nearly snorting red wine through my nose because I am giggling. A fine start to the Christmas Season.
I am looking out of the window of the flat watching fat and fluffy snowflakes falling from the sky. I am in heaven. [UPDATE] I should be working, but I'm going for a walk in the white stuff.
It has been an interesting few weeks for me. I am exploring new business opportunities as I come to the end of my masters degree. During this process I have been meeting and talking with intelligent, articulate and interesting people about what is possible in the future and whether there are any areas that we can work together. It has been a fascinating experience, because in talking about the future we have all confessed that we have no idea what change will actually be required in ourselves, and in our businesses, to deal with the challenges that we face. We all know that we need to do things differently, but have little tangible idea about what this actually will be. This has got me wondering about why people fear change so much, if we actually have no control over it, and that there is no real "plan" we can overlay on the world. When we plan we create an illusion of control, convince ourselves that the world will bend to our will and desires. I am not sure planning has ever delivered exactly what I want. The world is always getting in the way with its own agenda, and rarely seems to care about my detailed little project plan.
I am not advocating that we should stop making decisions about what we would like to do, but more that these decisions will be moulded and changed by circumstances that we have little or no control over it. It feels quite liberating to me think of the future in that way - it's not about trying to control everything, more about making some decisions that work for me and seeing what happens.
