The other day I spent time syncing all my technology.  You know the drill.  Sync the Ipad to the computer; then sync the Smart phone to the computer.  I felt so proud of myself; I had all my technology aligned.

Then disaster struck.  When I accessed my pictures on my Ipad, the various “sets” of pictures that I had saved were all jumbled up.  Pictures of my grandson learning to ride his two wheel bicycle were mixed with those of my dad and mom as a young couple with me, their first child in their arms.   Then there were pictures of me, my dad and this three grown grandsons on an epic trip to Washington D.C. to see the World War II Memorial.  ( My dad was a veteran of that war and passed away this summer at the age of 94.)  Pictures showing Christmases past, vacations and other events in my life were also included.

At first I was frustrated and annoyed.  Why couldn’t my pictures have downloaded in the correct order?  Technology can be such a challenge.  Then I reframed my thinking.  It was really rather nice to see snippets of my life reordered and played back in a new way.  What wonderful memories these images provoked!  Although these were my personal pictures, it made me wonder what professional pictures I would have captured during my educational career and where they would have fallen in this kaleidoscope of my life.

What images would be in your reordered personal and professional life?

What event or situation in your life have you recently “reframed” in order to deal with it in a new way?

by Edna Harris, PCC
Coaching For Results Global