Imagine you’ve buckled yourself into your seat on the airplane. The captain’s voice is heard over the sound system as they prepare for take-off. But instead of your dream destination, the plane circles around the runway… forever.
The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results – Rita Mae Brown
The Never Ending Loop Lately, I see a lot of that happening in real life. I lived it hourly at my former workplace as we repeated the same behaviours, tasks, mindsets and expected different outcomes. The result? Burned out and miserable employees.
It’s not like I can sit piously and say I haven’t done the same thing in my own life. I’d complain about how unhappy I was in my job, or my pants were tight because I’d been stress-eating again, but I didn’t change anything. …Unlock the Archives
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6 responses to “Insanity”
Yes you nailed it! How I feel… no longer willing to be a participant in someone else’s madness!
They will never change…I have.
No longer willing to be used as their punching bag verbally or otherwise.
Loved reading and feeling your words.
It’s a process to get there, isn’t it? When you’ve people-pleased your entire life and been told “that’s just the way they are”, you believe you have to accept that behaviour. That’s simply not true.
I really appreciate your support. Grateful for you ❤️
Beautiful article filled with so much truth. We do get on a merry go round, especially in the workplace. I’m a person who can roll with whatever but that, too, can be wearing at times. Life is a dance with different tunes. I admire your changes and relate to many. You inspire me to be more consistent. Keep writing. I’ll be reading.
Thanks for the encouraging note. The world needs more encouragers! So grateful to have you along on my journey. And I love “life is a dance with different tunes”. So true! Have a great weekend ❤️
Love this work… “you took the words right out of my mouth” -Meatloaf
Mel Robbin’s says the most difficult person to be is authentic… many people don’t like an authentic person.. you lose people when you’re authentic but it is the best person to be and don’t stop!
Great article!
It’s true I’m not making (or keeping) many friends these days. Onward and upward as they say!
Have a great day!