{"id":4098,"date":"2019-07-14T17:51:52","date_gmt":"2019-07-14T17:51:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/superhumantransformation.com\/?p=4098"},"modified":"2019-07-14T17:51:52","modified_gmt":"2019-07-14T17:51:52","slug":"only-new-turns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/superhumantransformation.com\/only-new-turns\/","title":{"rendered":"there are no wrong turns, only new turns"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"bard-text-block style-scope\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4099\" src=\"https:\/\/superhumantransformation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/wrong-turns-new-turns-600x340.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/superhumantransformation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/wrong-turns-new-turns-600x340.jpg 600w, https:\/\/superhumantransformation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/wrong-turns-new-turns-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/superhumantransformation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/wrong-turns-new-turns-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/superhumantransformation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/wrong-turns-new-turns-768x435.jpg 768w, https:\/\/superhumantransformation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/wrong-turns-new-turns-610x345.jpg 610w, https:\/\/superhumantransformation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/wrong-turns-new-turns.jpg 1908w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>there are no wrong turns, there are only new turns :)<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"bard-text-block style-scope\"><b class=\"bard-text-block style-scope\">had another amazing sunrise meditation this morning<\/b>\u00a0with my good friend Gwendolyn. you should come to the next one, btw. they are always very special.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"bard-text-block style-scope\"><b class=\"bard-text-block style-scope\">we got into a discussion about past decisions.<\/b>\u00a0and then reflecting on what\u2019s happened since, and where we are now.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"bard-text-block style-scope\"><b class=\"bard-text-block style-scope\">there\u2019s no such thing as a wrong turn. there are only new turns<\/b>\u00a0that open up an entirely new set of infinite possibilities. these possibilities shift with every moment and every decision.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"bard-text-block style-scope\">\n<li>think back to your best decisions. you are here because of those.<\/li>\n<li>think back to your worst decisions ever. you\u2019re here because of those as well. and\u00a0<u class=\"bard-text-block style-scope\">YOU ARE STILL HERE<span class=\"bard-text-block style-scope\">!<\/span><\/u>\u00a0 you are who you are because of those decisions as much as any other decision.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"bard-text-block style-scope\"><b class=\"bard-text-block style-scope\">at the time of making any decision, we do the best we can with what we have based on where we are.<\/b> always. even if where we are at the time is immature, unwise, and inexperienced. which btw is relative at any given moment.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"bard-text-block style-scope\">\n<li><b class=\"bard-text-block style-scope\">many of our \u201cbad\u201d decisions have led to changing course, learning, and evolving<\/b>\u00a0&#8211; in a good way. there\u2019s so much potential for growth from these situations.<\/li>\n<li><b class=\"bard-text-block style-scope\">many of our \u201cgood\u201d decisions weren\u2019t easy!<\/b>\u00a0and of course, they also led to changing course, learning, evolving, and appreciating what\u2019s good.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"bard-text-block style-scope\"><b class=\"bard-text-block style-scope\">let\u2019s say you have a choice<\/b>\u00a0&#8211; stay home and work and make extra money for your family, or take a vacation and an opportunity that may not come up again.\u00a0 which is \u201cbetter?\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"bard-text-block style-scope\"><b class=\"bard-text-block style-scope\">both! neither! all of it!<\/b><\/p>\n<ul class=\"bard-text-block style-scope\">\n<li><b class=\"bard-text-block style-scope\">if you stayed home and made extra money,<\/b> that would have its upsides and downsides.\u00a0 more money, taking care of those you care about. working towards a goal. but missing out on a rare opportunity.<\/li>\n<li><b class=\"bard-text-block style-scope\">if you went on vacation, that would also have its upsides and downsides!<\/b>\u00a0rejuvenation. clarity. healing yourself so that you can be there and be better for others. having presence in a situation that may never come up again.\u00a0 but missing an opportunity to make more money.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"bard-text-block style-scope\"><b class=\"bard-text-block style-scope\">it all depends on how you choose to see it and what you decide to do with it.<\/b> either decision would have been exactly what it is and had its own set of possibilities.\u00a0 this is true for even the most difficult situations. any and every decision we make, even those we might consider to be the \u201cbest\u201d or \u201cworst\u201d in hindsight, have a new set of opportunities, learnings, and growth, that continue to shift as you move forward.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"bard-text-block style-scope\"><b class=\"bard-text-block style-scope\">takeaways:<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul class=\"bard-text-block style-scope\">\n<li><span class=\"bard-text-block style-scope\">make the best decision possible always. \u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"bard-text-block style-scope\">factor in your own health and happiness, and the health and happiness of others<\/span>\u00a0to the best of your abilities. do an ecology check. if the decision harms you and\/or others, you must pause.<\/li>\n<li>if it\u2019s a tossup, if you can justify or rationalize any and every direction, go with one, decide, and let it be done!<\/li>\n<li>then do your best on your new path, understanding\u00a0<u class=\"bard-text-block style-scope\">it\u2019s always all good<\/u>\u00a0as long as you choose to perceive and receive it that way.<\/li>\n<li>don\u2019t regret or beat yourself up.\u00a0<u class=\"bard-text-block style-scope\">what is is what is.<\/u>\u00a0the question is, where to go from here?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"bard-text-block style-scope\"><b class=\"bard-text-block style-scope\">other helpful things :)<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul class=\"bard-text-block style-scope\">\n<li>there are no wrong turns, only new turns. it&#8217;s worth saying again :)<\/li>\n<li>embrace uncertainty. there is great wisdom in uncertainty. uncertainty is where all the adventure is. it\u2019s where all the evolution is. the known, the certain, is our past.\u00a0 there\u2019s no evolution in the past. there\u2019s only stagnation and entropy.<\/li>\n<li>everything that happens to you is the best possible thing that can happen to you. perception is a choice.<\/li>\n<li>we are always immature, unwise, and unexperienced compared to our future self.<\/li>\n<li>we are always more mature, wiser, and more experienced than our previous self.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"bard-text-block style-scope\">do your best every day. be as healthy as you can be. take care of yourself first. live. love. honor. cherish.\u00a0 commit to healthful presence.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>there are no wrong turns, there are only new turns :) &nbsp; had another amazing sunrise meditation this morning\u00a0with my good friend Gwendolyn. you should come to the next one,&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4099,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[64,87,253],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/superhumantransformation.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4098"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/superhumantransformation.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/superhumantransformation.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/superhumantransformation.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/superhumantransformation.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4098"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/superhumantransformation.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4098\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/superhumantransformation.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4099"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/superhumantransformation.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4098"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/superhumantransformation.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4098"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/superhumantransformation.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4098"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}