par·a·digm \ˈper-ə-ˌdīm, ˈpa-rə- also -ˌdim\ (noun) of or pertaining to how things are. Present tense; future impossible (or at least unlikely). The status quo. It is what it is. You can count on that.
par·a·digm shift (noun) the “new normal.” A sea change, as in what was once unthinkable is now unavoidable. A lover lost. A death in the family. Your services are no longer needed here. See: growth, regret.