Self for the Whole

We live in an amazing world. A wold that can make us feel so connected to everything else, the social networks that consume our lives, the convenience of texting and having the entire universe at our fingertips. What we fail to remember so often is that in this world of go go go fast pace, and convenience, we get lost and can feel so alone in a crowd. The things that we thought we once knew for sure are now so uncertain. The things we felt prepared for are now unprepareable. And the world can move so fast around us, and we can feel overwhelmed. So what do we do then? We have a few choices and some might be better than others. We can choose to panic, and curl up in a ball and wait for the chaos to pass. Because eventually it may pass, and be swept under the rug. We can face it, face the chaos head on and tackle it to the ground... And does it need to be tackled? Or we can step out of the world for a second, and focus on the self. We can step back into our own shoes and appreciate the struggles we have because we know how to manage our own struggles well enough. In focusing on the self and appreciating its worth, we can better be suited for the whole. Because without the pieces together the whole can fall apart.

The chance for change is daily, a daily decision to make that change and be that change. Sometimes the decisions can be harder on the days that we feel weak, and the wonderful thing is that the next day that choice for change is right there again for us to make.