{"id":150,"date":"2014-09-22T10:50:57","date_gmt":"2014-09-22T10:50:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cloudtag.com\/blog\/?p=150"},"modified":"2014-09-22T10:50:57","modified_gmt":"2014-09-22T10:50:57","slug":"hit-the-fan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cloudtag.com\/blog\/hit-the-fan\/","title":{"rendered":"Hit the Fan\u2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cLife’s not about how hard of a hit you can give… it’s about how many you can take, and still keep moving forward.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

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Ok, I hope you haven\u2019t actually been hit, I really do.\u00a0 Also I hope you haven\u2019t had cause to hit anyone else.\u00a0 However, we are here today to discuss what we can do when \u201cit hits the fan\u201d.\u00a0 How do you respond when chaos rules, when the unexpected happens, when life throws a curve ball at you?<\/p>\n

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\"rocky

On your feet soldier\u2026<\/p><\/div>\n

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Throw Zen at it.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Entertain the idea that messy is ok.\u00a0 It sucks and it\u2019s not what you want, but if it is what it is, you may scrape through messy by the skin of your teeth, The key is to understand that sometimes that scraping by IS succeeding.<\/p>\n

Hire the A-Team.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Gather your resources.\u00a0 You have probably been recruiting amazing and caring people you can rely on without even knowing it.\u00a0 Really and truly haven\u2019t got any of those people in your life?\u00a0 Then make it your next priority to seek those people out.\u00a0 Under duress we lose perspective as stress narrows our view and our options.\u00a0 Be someone who offers this help and look for people who can offer it back.\u00a0 Support from others is the boss when it comes to surviving difficult times.<\/p>\n

Get your hands dirty.<\/strong><\/p>\n

A Chinese Kung Fu Master gave me some advice on fighting.\u00a0 He said \u201ccommit to the fight. It will hurt, yet endeavor to give back twice what you receive.\u201d\u00a0 I\u2019d actually asked him for advice on lighting but anyhow I remembered this one.\u00a0 Resolve, my friends.\u00a0 Resolve to travel the road that may have no end.\u00a0 Be stern with your adversaries.<\/p>\n

Believe in your past.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Remember what you know.\u00a0 My best man told me this.\u00a0 When life pours oil under our feet and throws salt in our eyes, we must remember what we know.\u00a0 That we are strong.\u00a0 That we have overcome before.\u00a0 That we are deep, broad and tall enough to find the courage to be our selves in our time of need.\u00a0 Dig out the skills. You are guaranteed to surprise yourself.<\/p>\n

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\"the-hulk\"

That\u2019s right mate, let it out\u2026<\/p><\/div>\n

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Hulk Smash!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Be emotional.\u00a0 Yeah, that\u2019s right.\u00a0 Don\u2019t hide from your emotions. They inform us, guide us and give us hope.\u00a0 Cry a little (release), get a bit angry (set boundaries, say no), feel into what is occurring for you.\u00a0 Live the experience fully.<\/p>\n

Get Physical.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Run, swim, bike, lift, punch, meditate, dance, stretch, breathe.\u00a0 That hunk of meat called your body, or YOU, is your homebase.\u00a0 Everything is experienced physically, so dial your routines up or down or sideways to support you, not drain you, but support you through tough times.\u00a0 We can calm, excite, release, contract and expand with movement in such a way to enable us to fully process our experiences.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWhat lies behind you and what lies in front of you, pales in comparison to what lies inside you.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Ralph Waldo Emerson.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Ok, I hope you haven\u2019t actually been hit, I really do. Also I hope you haven\u2019t had cause to hit anyone else. However, we are here today to discuss what we can do when \u201cit hits the fan\u201d. How do you respond when chaos rules, when the unexpected happens, when life throws a curve ball at you? ","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[6],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cloudtag.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/150"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cloudtag.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cloudtag.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cloudtag.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cloudtag.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=150"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/cloudtag.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/150\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":154,"href":"https:\/\/cloudtag.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/150\/revisions\/154"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cloudtag.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=150"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cloudtag.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=150"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cloudtag.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=150"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}