I finally surrendered to a cold yesterday following a week of resistance. Twelve glorious hours of sleep later, I took the morning off and treated myself to some Regis and Kelly. 

Er, Kelly.

We've all heard about Regis's legendary departure, as well as the transition the show- with Kelly at the helm- will now go through.  

After tuning in for day #1, I was inspired by far more than how smoothly things went. 

With Jerry Seinfeld as her co-host, Kelly was open, humble, and sincere with the audience- both live and over the airwaves- about the challenges and fears inherent in such a big shift. She even allowed herself an emotional moment or two, particularly when taking over aspects of the show that had always belonged to Regis, saying before each, "this is a real moment for me."

And they really were. Not only for Kelly, but for all of us. 

Transitions, by nature, are designed to get us from point A to point B. And most of us rush, measuring success by how quickly we arrive as well as how good- and unaffected- we look along the way.