When the magic disappears, that's when magic begins

 

In many things we do, when we start off, there is often a sheen of magic. Partly due to how others "advertise" to us how good it is, partly because we ourselves want to believe it. E.g. a new job, a new business venture, an NGO, a new relationship. After a few months, or a few years, when things don't work out the way we expect, we may feel disillusioned. Sometimes we give up. 

I argue that this is precisely when magic starts to happen. After you see through the surface, misconceptions and wishful thinking, when you truly understand how it works, when you learn that there is no magic, just logic, hard work and smart work which gets rewarded; that's when you start doing amazing things. That's when magic starts to happen. Let's create our own magic in 2023!