{"id":1663,"date":"2020-03-28T11:20:01","date_gmt":"2020-03-28T18:20:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mikeservis.com\/blog\/?p=1663"},"modified":"2020-03-28T11:20:03","modified_gmt":"2020-03-28T18:20:03","slug":"middle-ground","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mikeservis.com\/blog\/2020\/03\/28\/middle-ground\/","title":{"rendered":"Middle Ground"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Somewhere in the middle
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Accept the reality of this moment, this situation, for what it is. But don’t be dolefully resigned to it or blithely complacent about it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you don’t like what’s going on, things will change. If you do like what’s going on, things will change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Every day, in fact, is a mixture of challenges to be faced and joys to be lived. Every situation includes difficulties, opportunities, satisfactions, frustrations, uncertainties and inspiration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You’re not going to encounter a long stretch of time that’s completely perfect in every way. And fortunately, you’re not likely to find yourself in a situation of utterly hopeless despair.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The vast majority of your time you’ll be somewhere in the middle. In that space, with positive intention and focused effort, you can leave each moment a little better than you found it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today is the way it is, and that’s an opportunity. You can do something with it, you can do something about it, so go ahead and give it your best.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

— Ralph Marston<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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