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Nov 24, 2021Liked by Nick Asbury

What a brilliant antidote to all the over-effusive joyfulness and celebration on LinkedIn. It reminds me of a friend who sent out a piss-take of those round-robin Christmas newsletter sagas with entries such as January: the refuse collectors failed to turn up on the appointed day, and February: the cat was sick

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It's kind of funny, but in the case of this post, Everything happens for a reason!

I'm in the mid of one of my most challenging moments in life, and everyone around me screams, "stay positive!!". And I feel that's it's wrong. Trying to constantly stay positive only makes it harder to cope with real life. And just when I thought about it, I stumbled upon this post (and, of course, bought the book ;) ).

And in this context, I recommend getting to know Dr. Claire Weekes. I think you'll find her books and insights interesting.

Thank you for this post.

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About a year ago, I was asked to contribute to a event entitled “Thriving in the New Normal”. So I said this: https://tempo.substack.com/p/its-ok-not-to-thrive

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