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An Insight And An Epiphany

The difference between an insight and an epiphany is the rate of understanding.

An insight occurs slowly — like waves shaping the shore.

An epiphany happens quickly — like lightning in a storm.

Slow or quick, they feel like gifts from the universe, and they never come fast enough. Keeping score on theboss is silly and an example of precious planning.

The difference between an insight and an epiphany is the rate at which we stop planning preciously.

What’s really happening is that I am pulling my head out of my ass and I am finally accepting reality instead of continuing to hold on to what I want it to be.

When that’s a slow process, I call it an insight. When I do that quickly, I call it an epiphany.

Are you keeping score or accepting what is?