The same eye that fixes everything else can turn around and aim itself at you.
Today we moved into a new energy. Over the next five days, we’re spending our time in the energy of She Sees What Could Be Better.
When this energy runs in you, you see what isn’t working. In systems. In situations. Sometimes before anyone else notices anything’s wrong at all. That ability is real, and it’s valuable. But you have to be careful where you focus this energy.
I’ve been learning about this energy for about fifteen years now. Here’s what I can tell you. Seeing what needs fixing comes with a catch. People don’t necessarily want to hear it. Especially in their relationships. So, yeah, be careful.
When I was teaching, professors were assigned student advising as part of the job. Some of us took it seriously. Others didn’t. Taking real time with students to go over their schedule and their career plans takes a lot of space in the day.
I became known as a professor who’d make time. So many, many students came to see me because their assigned advisor wasn’t helpful, or in some cases, wouldn’t even make time to see them at all.
I had conversations with my bosses in the Dean’s office about fixing this. We all agreed that our students needed real support. I couldn’t fix it myself. I didn’t have that kind of power. But I used my voice, and I’m glad I did.
Now, there are people hired to advise students. That’s their job. It takes the burden off faculty who don’t have the bandwidth to do the job the way it needs to be done. And students get a consistent voice guiding their decisions.
There’s a song that perfectly captures a piece of this energy: Taylor Swift’s “Anti-Hero.” Yes, I confess. I’m a Swiftie. I’ve followed her since just before she played at UWL in 2007. I had her first CD back then and have delighted in watching her grow from that seventeen-year-old performer who packed the concert room with college students into the powerhouse legend she is today. It’s so awesome to witness.
Anti-Hero is the perfect song for the energy of She Sees What Could Be Better. The whole song is built on turning that sharp, correcting eye inward. Seeing your own flaws with a clarity that doesn’t let up. That’s exactly what this energy can do. The same eye that spots what’s broken in a system can turn around and aim itself at you, just as fast and just as hard.
Over the next five days, we’re going to look at the sides of the She Sees What Could Be Better energy. What happens when the correcting eye turns on yourself and the people you love. What it looks like to properly focus this energy in everyday life. And what it looks like at its very best, when what you see becomes a real gift to the systems and people who need it.
In our next episode, we meet the cranky side of the She Sees What Could Be Better energy. I wouldn’t miss it. I hope you don’t!
Find your happy. Love what you do. Make a difference. Come back to me safely. See ya!
