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A Just As It Is Haiku

Beyond our control.

Know yourself to know the world.

It’s just as it is.

A haiku about Pema Chodron’s enlightened completeness of “just as it is”; so much of what happens to us is just what it is (and beyond our control), so putting our experiences in the right perspective and choosing how we respond is the work. Because we can’t control the past (it’s happened and it’s gone).

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John Horn is the Founder and Principal of Potentiality Consulting. Over the past 25 years, John has helped leaders reach their community-building potential, bringing a unique professional, intelligent and edutaining style to his seminars, presentations and essays. John applies his talents as a senior people and culture leader, coach (from youth athletes to executives), DIGITAL Canada Advisor, and as an advocate for career development, rare diseases (EPP), and building healthy communities. John lives in Victoria with his wife (who is her own person) and two kids - he loves exploring neighbourhoods via bicycle and making friends through basketball, boardgames, and conversations over coffee.