You don’t have to be good & life/success is not conditional

You don't have to be good to get what you want in life.

In fact:

You can do everything right and get fired from your job.
You can do everything right and your spouse might still ask you for a divorce.
You can do everything right and fail in your launch, whether it be your first or your 100th.
You can do everything right and your dog will still die one day (I'm so sorry ).
You can do everything right and whatever it is, it still might not work out.

Because being good, following the real or invisible instruction manual, doing everything in your power to make things work (and work for the best) is not a guarantee that everything will work and work for the best. 

I am not advocating that you step out of your own integrity. 

I'm asking you to consider – what is worth being in integrity for, even if it might not work?

What is worth living for, even if it's not a guarantee? 

How many people, places and things have you chosen in life because you could, because it was possible, and maybe even felt like a surething? 

If those things were to fall apart, would they be worth the time, effort and energy you've put into them? Would you be crushed, or feel relief?

Life.
is meant for living,
to be and feel alive. 

If you don't have to be good,
If success is not a guarantee,
What is worth your time?
What is worth your life?

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****An excerpt from a TCP newsletter, inspired by Mary Oliver’s Wild Geese & promoting my podcast, episode 51.