Winging My Life…

There is an expression that I am fairly sure we have all heard of, and at some stage or other we have most likely adopted too - “Winging It”. 

Mistakingly it is thought to have derived from the expression “On a wing and a prayer” alluding to aircraft that return to terra-firma, more in hope than expectation. Though this is not the case. However, it actually comes from a heatrical expression referring to an impromptu performance given by actors that have quickly learned their lines while waiting in the wings of the stage, then receiving prompts from there as needed. 

The thing I like about this is that it shows our adaptability. 

If you think about it, there will have been many times when you find yourself in a situation whereby you having been given the opportunity to plan and ready yourself, but you embrace it and carry on regardless. You use the knowledge, the power, the passion, that’s held within and you bring the best version of you to give the best that you can in that given moment. 

It proves that you don’t always need a plan, you just need to keep going. Keeping going brings success, even in the smallest of ways. And way more than giving up. How it’s measured matters not. It’s the fact that you are here, and you still going is all the success you ever truly need. Think about it like Maslow’s hierarchy of needs. Get the first tier nailed and the rest is consequential. 

Life isn’t scripted, it would be terribly boring if it was. 

Sometimes, you just have to wing it…

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