A friend ending up at a hospital, a town and people's homes completely
destroyed by bombing, former coworkers whose lives have changed
immeasurably since you last saw them--all it takes is a few minutes
reading email, Facebook, or a newspaper (not necessarily in that order!)
to see that what is going on in your own life is pretty tame by
comparison. Job changes? Sure. But have they caused you to move or
downsize or alter your life in ways that you feel every moment? Losses?
Maybe. But have they shaken everything that makes sense? Can most of us
even fathom our homes crumbling around us, much less our entire town or city?
I was struck today by all the things going on that make me
feel pretty lucky about where I am and what I'm doing. Looking around
you doesn't mean denying the importance of what's happening in your own
life. It just gives you a little perspective when your "everyday" begins
to feel a little too important. So if I wish for anything right about
now, it would be the perspective to recognize that things are pretty
good, the vision to be excited about what's ahead, and the compassion to look outside
of my own "everyday" to all that is going on in other people's lives.
A little perspective can go a long way.
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