Sometimes things break down.

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Things do happen according to our plan.

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The unexpected replaces the expected.

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And now we have to deal with the consequences.

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Perhaps we miss an important meeting.

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Or we cannot get to our destination in time.

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Once we see the disaster that replaces our dream, we spring into action.

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We call everyone we can and ask for help.

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Or we might reach out to the people or organizations involved to fix the problem.

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That might work on occasion.

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Otherwise we could be met with resistance or a lack of understanding.

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And end up shouting at some poor representative on the other end of the phone who is just trying to do their job.

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The system that is in place doesn't know how to deal with a situation that doesn't conform to a typical day.

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So we get more and more frustrated the more we try to find someone who can help us.

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For in the end, nothing might work and we are just in the middle of a breakdown.

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And our plans are broken and no one can fix it for us.

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The anger might well up inside us.

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Our voice becomes harsh and biting.

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The harder we try to fix things, the further we spiral into a mad rage.

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Until we can no longer be heard.

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And the situation is beyond repair.

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So how do we handle this breakdown?

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How do we move forward when nothing seems to be working?

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Perhaps this is the time to surrender.

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To just give up.

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And let things unfold however they are going to unfold.

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For life continue whether we get what we want or not.

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The more we focus our attention and energy on the breakdown, the less energy we have to pick up the pieces.

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To work on breaking through the breakdown by looking for other possibilities.

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For there is never only one solution to a problem.

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And a breakdown is an opportunity for a transformation.

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A transformation of our ideas.

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Or of ourselves.

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Maybe that breakdown is here to teach us something about ourselves.

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About our resilience.

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And about our potential.

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For we learn more about what we are capable of when we are challenged than when everything is going fine.

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It is in these moments of fire that our metal is forged.

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And who we are as a person is truly revealed.

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We can take the opportunity to be creative and novel.

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Or we can let it tear us apart inside and be for ever lost.

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Breakdowns are becoming more prevalent as we continue on our course.

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The world is not as it once was and even basic things are not as reliable as they once were.

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This is the new reality we live in and we must learn to adapt to survive.

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So how can we deal with breakdowns being more and more common?

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By surrendering to the moment and just allow was is, to be.

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And by being present to the breakdown without judgment or resistance.

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For then we can truly access our more creative and inventive sides.

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So we can find the solutions we need in the situation.

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Even if they are not the solutions we would have chosen to begin with.

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For who knows if that solution might not have been the better option all along?

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Learning to flow with what life presents us with is the skill that will soon become the most essential thing to master.

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And we can start mastering it by be flexible and adaptable with the little inconveniences we all experience.

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That way, when the bigger ones come, we will know how to be.

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So we can learn to thrive instead of just surviving through our challenges.

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Are you experiencing breakdowns?

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Can you learn to surrender to the breakdowns when they occur?

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~ Sam Liebowitz, The Conscious Consultant

Host of The Conscious Consultant Hour