sometimes a geographic cure works!

So much of life and learning is about seeking solutions....and on good days it's about realizing that problems that seemed without a solution - are actually easy to solve! We've all learned that "geographic cures" -- moving (or running away) instead of solving a problem seldom works. But the other day, I realized that moving and changing our perspective is sometimes the perfect answer.

A friend from high school was visiting me (she's been taking a CTI coaching class here in Atlanta and I've enjoyed her company periodically while she finishes her certification). I was complaining about habits that are hard to break, including my inability to hang up my clothes at night. Inability, unwillingness - whatever the issue, on Sunday, the chair is filled with clothes. My friend looked at me and without pause said "get changed in your closet." That simple. Of course, I realized I walked by the closet and past my night clothes to get the chair where I piled everything. Moving to the closet - closer to my night clothes, not to mention closer to hangers has made all the difference.

I share this story because it reminds me that more often than not, solutions are simple and finidng simple requires a new set of eyes. Many of us "manage change" and for me this was a flash of obvious....changing my "place" made changing my behavior simple.

With more complex problems to solve, I find myself asking....is there a solution that is that simple and if there was a simple solution, what would it look like...