Seize or Wait
Seize or wait can be a dilemma when you are presented with an opportunity.
Seize- when you are just beginning. Take the first assignment. Accept the first invitation from a coworker. Join the first tour plan that comes your way. Your first opportunity may not be the best, but it is a starting point.
Wait when you know what you want. When you know your strengths, interests, and direction waiting becomes strategic. You are holding on for the challenge that excites you, for the role that brings out the best in you, or for the moment that is a pivots your path.
Those who have done great things have started by seizing what came their way. However, they later learn to wait for what truly matters.
“Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.” — Arthur Ashe
“The key to everything is patience. You get the chicken by hatching the egg, not by smashing it.” — Arnold H. Glasow
Presence story
He felt guilty for not spending enough time with his daughter. Work and travel kept him away from her. He hoped that someday he could make things right. One day, his daughter shared what she needed. “I don’t want more time from you. I need your presence when you are with me, even if it is just for a minute.” Her words changed everything for them.
From that moment on, whenever he was with her, he chose to:
- Stop thinking about work.
- Put his phone away.
- Listened to her with full attention.
He realized that presence matters more than the amount of time spent. A single moment of genuine connection can outweigh hours of distracted togetherness.
“Few delights can equal the mere presence of one whom we trust utterly.” — George MacDonald
Memory is not a fact
Memory is not a fact, instead, it is a fluid experience. You edit your memories every day. Infact, you shape them by how often you revisit them. Related events and emotions influence what you remember. You don’t recall what happened—you recall what you believe happened.
A photo frame doesn’t trigger joy. Rather, the joy comes from the story you’ve told yourself again and again.
Painful memories don’t linger because of the person. Instead, they linger because you keep replaying them.
Memory is not a fact—it’s a narrative that you revisit in your mind.
So if you could choose what to revisit today—what would you pick??
“Memory is not frozen, it’s very much alive, it moves, it changes.” – Louis Malle