Seasons have predictable starts and ends…with some type of cycle…
Christmas
Tax time
Touring season
A Phase is something you move through on your way to the next. There’s a start and end but there’s no plan for it to come back around again…
Raising a toddler
Starting a business
Moving into a new house
Norms have blurry beginnings and unnoticeable endings…or they end because a definite decision is made to change it…
Working 80hrs a week
Scrolling social media
Eating a particular diet
If you’re caught in a norm that isn’t beneficial, it’s not helpful to think of it as a season or phase…there’s no pre-written ending coming to save you. It’s up to you.
If you’re in a phase, embrace the finite-ness of it, the good and the bad. It won’t be like this forever.
As for seasons, the next one is coming and this one is coming back. Seasons are the rhythm of your life. Some of them we pick and choose. Some of them are set in our laps.
