Growing up as a young child, the world was my universe and in the universe in front of me, my scope was like a bag of skittles. Each color has its purpose, each small pebble had its sweetness and every bag was filled by a different maker — robotic or by a real person. Creativity intrigued my mind like electricity that passes through a variety of channels and wires — making connections, denying or accepting the amount of voltage requested and then churning the numbers to yield a value. Fast forward into adulthood, my radar and sensors go bonkers with alarms daily. Boy, talk about overwhelming!
Imagine a world where we are all the same: We look the same, sound similar, have no existing markers differentiating from one other and just are the plain ol’ same piece of the puzzle. What makes you unique? What makes you weird? What makes you different? If you imagined the first set of thoughts the answer would be nothing. Yet, if you imagined the possibilities within the second set of questions, the answer would be endless. Endless possibilities do not exist in a world where we choose to conform to society and become a follower amongst a room full of sheep.
In our current times of white privilege, extreme fascism, domestic terrorism, the exploitation of minority groups and suppression tied into oppression, BLM movement with strong-minded young folks advocating for lives that should matter regardless of creed, race or color, we live in a more-than-ever divided nation. As people, we have destroyed and burned our own communities, took small business out of business, COVID changed our world forever and countless lives have been lost. And for many reasons, we must stop and ask ourselves… Am I happy?
The next time, actually wait, as you are reading this I want you to stop and give yourself one or two minutes. Over the next two minutes, you are tasks to write down everything that makes you happy and gives you reason to live and on the second list, write down the things you want to modify in your life. Over the next five minutes, you are tasks to choose two things you want to modify and write a list of two measurable ways you can make the change occur. For example, if you want to eat better, you can say “Instead of buying frozen food, I will go to the farmer’s market for the next two weeks and buy $10.00 of fresh produce.” If you want a new job, you can say “I will edit my resume and have my friend review it for me over the next 30 days.” Sounds simple? Yes it is!
What is your purpose? What is your reason for living? What drives you? Ask those questions and re-evaluate yourself daily to improve and make positive lifestyle changes. I believe in you! Question is: Do you believe in you?
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