Last evening we enjoyed a great supper with friends. They're a couple who are living in shift - a kind of time where nothing is clear.
- Where will they live?
- Where will they work?
- What work can they do?
- How will their health challenges affect life?
Have you ever experienced a time like that - questions buzzing around in your brain without answers?
This couple is heading into their 60's. They would prefer to live close to their children/grandchildren, yet are now hundreds of miles away from that goal. They can't do what they know and are good at because of health challenges... so how can we, as their friends, encourage them?
After the meal we sat down to do a SWOT analysis - Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats.
This brough a clarity to the situation - a way to stop the questions buzzing and begin the process of focusing on a solution to their dilemnas. Are all their questions answered now? Nope. But they do have a direction to follow to begin answering the questions.
We chose to encourage our friends by stimulating their thinking with New Insight.
Is there anyone in your life who could use some new insight into a maze of questions? Can you encourage them?
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