Strength or Adaptability?
Hello and welcome!
My name is Graham Wardle as you probably know. I write a newsletter every so often to reach out to all of you and share what’s going on. I appreciate you taking the time to give it a read.
To all my friends reading this on TimeHasCome.com - Hello! Love you people 🙏🏼
Don’t have much time?
The shortest update I can give you is this.
Finding the right balance between your adaptability and strength is the key to positive momentum.
I’m working on the final stages of my next book!
I experienced some burnout while having too much fun and pushing myself too hard. Feeling better now!
New podcast out with David Parker who I recently joined on a speaking tour across five cities in Alberta, Canada. We talked about freedom and self sovereignty and what we can actually do to make change in our communities.
I'm giving away a Samsung S20 FE smart phone - Click Here to win. Only 400 people have entered so far.
Finding Balance
It's going to look different for everyone. This is why I'm always encouraging people to look within and feel it out for themselves. Sometimes you need a coach or guideline to get you going but always return to your own compass.
Strength is cultivated through determination and overcoming obstacles. However if we aren't able to balance our strength with our ability to adapt to our environment or adjust our approach we will keep doing the same thing over and over expecting a different result.
Sounds pretty simple right?
These two opposing forces are meant to work together and yet many of us spend our time ping ponging between the two.
On one extreme we can become too flexible and too adaptable that we compromise our own integrity. We end up wandering around waiting for someone to tell us what to do, what to value or what to say. When our flexibility and adaptability are out of balance we turn into a wet napkin.
On the other hand, I'm sure there are a few of you out there who know how to make things happen and push forward until it's done. The problem is we can't control everything and there are very often treasures beyond what we could imagine waiting for us to adapt and accept. Those who have an imbalanced sense of strength are in a battle with life to remove its chaotic nature completely. They miss out entirely on the blessings beyond our control.
Look at this photograph of this path through the forest.
The forest is chaotic, spontaneous and beautifully unpredictable. The path is measured, dependable and free of any debris or obstacle.
This is a balance of these two opposing forces.
Which do you favour more? Do you find you are able to balance your determination and strength with your flexibility and flow? What's one action you could take to move you closer to balance between these two forces?
Time Has Come - Poetry book
I released my first book of poetry in 2013 when a coach I was working with at the time challenged me to share my writing with the world. I almost didn't graduate high school because I was failing my classes. My worst subject being english class. I blame it on my second concussion from playing football and the mixture of anti-depressants I was on but really I just had trouble connecting with reading and writing. It's funny how life will take you on a path you never expect.
The first book I ever read was Malcolm Gladwell's, "Blink - The Power of Thinking without Thinking."
My sister gave me the book and I immediately read it cover to cover. I was shocked because I had never found interest in reading anything my entire life. Sometimes we just need a new approach to something to find our own experience of it.
I began writing poetry as a teenager as a way to process the challenges I was experiencing. I never told anyone and wasn't really concerned with rhyming, rules or structure. I just wanted to write as clearly and as succinctly as possible. What was initially just a hidden word document on my computer became the poems for my first book, "Find Your Truth."
Years later I am blessed with an amazing community of people I write for weekly here on TimeHasCome.com and also on my Substack page. Life is full of surprises.
My next book of poetry will be coming out early 2023 and I'm excited to share it with all of you.
BURNOUT
For those of you who sent me prayers and best wishes, thank you. I could feel I was pushing myself too hard but I was unconsciously too attached to achieving what I said I would. That's when my body flipped a switch and shut it all down.
I had some great moments of reflection sitting in my bed unable to sleep for the first two nights.
As former producer of Heartland, Tina Grewal, once told me, "Graham, life is not a race. Relax and enjoy the ride."
In summary I took care of my body and am feeling much better now. I'm a big fan of the Medical Medium books and recently picked up his latest one, "Brain Saver." This juice recipe is amazing. Highly recommend it.
I wrote a poem about what I learned from this burnout entitled, "Fuel My Fire." In the video accompanying the poem I explained more about the process of uncovering the hidden drive that caused me to ignore my body's signs. You can head on over to the "Writer's Room" or Substack to check it out.
New Podcast
As some of you already know I spent my summer touring Alberta with Kerry James. Along the way I met a man named David Parker and he piqued my interest with his knowledge of history and optimism towards our future. A homeschooled man and son of a preacher, David has worked in Canadian politics most of his life. He's had many notable achievements and successful campaigns he was apart of. His drive and determination to bring about more freedom as the pathway to human flourishing is inspiring and desperately needed. Thanks David for being on the podcast and having Kerry James and I along on the "Take Back Alberta - Sovereignty Tour.”
You can find the links from this episode here!
Giveaway
Click here to enter the giveaway! November 18th I'll be announcing the winner of the Samsung S20 FE smart phone.
My cell phone service provider called me the other day with an offer to upgrade my monthly plan. They included a Samsung S20 FE phone along with the upgrade so I thought I'd do a giveaway!
Good luck!
In closing I wanted to let you all know I haven't gotten a clear green light about my road trip down and across the USA yet. Kerry and I have been talking about this a lot and we will keep you updated on our plans. When we do take off, I will let you know where we are stopping so we can do some meetups in person. I'd also like to plan some fun activities for us to do together.
Have a great one and thanks for reading!
Continued Blessings,
Graham
Hi Graham,
Thanks for your newsletter, good to hear your message which I often find inspiring. I live by a very simple word called DAAR:
Discipline, Attitude, Accountability, Responsibility. It allows me to focus on solutions and find the balance between what I want and what I want to give to others and empower them to look ahead all the time.
Thanks again for your contributions to humanity and to society in general
The older I become, the more balanced I become. Wishing I could have self-disciplined like this in my younger years. I have learned to not "react" to "bombshell" news/issues, but rather ponder and ask questions. I had a biology professor back in the 70's who told me to NEVER stop asking questions, ever! Best advice I have ever received (especially from a medical perspective after going through Covid!) . But, I can also be spontaneous and fun. . .relying on my judgment becomes more and more rewarding the older and wiser I get. Relying on my Faith brings me to a peace and calmness, much like the forest does for you. I have learned to love myself and therefore I can love others even though we don't always agree. I thank God for that ability/gift.
Graham, you give all of us promise for the future and I thank you for that. My 22 year old granddaughter was recently going through some tough issues. I had her listen to Lynnette Elinda and you. . . . she listens to that relaxation/meditation podcast often as she works her way through college. The good news is that she has significantly decreased the amount of times she has turned to that podcast. She has learned to self-discipline and deal with how she handles issues, rather than trying to control something that is out of her control. She has learned to love herself so she can look at others with love. And, guess what. . . . for the first time in her life, she voted Republican in our elections but she now believes FREEDOM is the only way forward,
Know you ARE making a difference and God bless you for that Graham. We still have a lot of work to do, but we have the tools to accomplish total FREEDOM!