Life’s Happy Medium for Creativity and Growth
The pattern of 3’s and discovering what is “just right.”
There are certain universal aspects of life that we all encounter — new experiences, learning, growth, happiness, and our sense of self, just to name a few.
These parts of our lives help define who we are and how we see ourselves in the world. There are also patterns in life where certain themes repeat themselves in multiple areas. One theme of being creative and growing can be found in threes, or thirds.
Similar to the Goldilocks Principle, each one of us has a ‘just right” or sweet spot in between extremes where our abilities and interests properly intersect with the challenges at hand. Understanding our happy medium can help us to discover our true potential.
Life has no universal sweet spot where we all find happiness and meaning. There’s no one medium that defines us all. Everyone is different depending on their interests, abilities, life experiences, age, what they ate this morning, and a million other factors.
These factors are what define us as individuals, meaning that we are the only ones who can determine our sweet spots where growth, happiness, and learning can be found. Others can guide us. Many will criticize our efforts. And some will support us with…
