Today I had an early morning call from a friend some 3000+ miles away. We shared holiday pleasantries and then a couple of stories from the holidays. It was amoungst these stories that he quickly reminded me of a different perspective. That it was time to focus on the importance of self. Not to worry about others as much as I have in the past and for goodness sake to call them out on their BS. After all, we take the time to teach children when they’ve made a mistake, why then, as adults, do we struggle so to call out mistakes and why don’t we work harder at rectifying those errors?
He was right. I couldn’t argue his points. (Believe me I tried for a bit before rescinding any argument with his words!) After that brief conversation, I realize that I haven’t been as true to myself as I could have been. I haven’t been fighting for me. I’ve been fighting to keep everyone around me happy. (And while I realize this isn’t always a bad thing, too much of anything leads to an unbalanced life!) I’ve been fighting to make others feel good. It’s time to fight for my own happiness.
So I’m thankful for a distant friend’s perspective. One that washed over me like someone splashing cold water to my face.
Moments to awaken.
Moments to move forward.
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