There are many survivors, of very hard times, that I've met, having concerns about the stigma of not feeling normal; I was one of them. Like myself, they have struggled through adversity, and overcame, only to be faced with subtle undertones of insecurity regarding "fitting in". We have taken steps away from the pack; sometimes physically, sometimes emotionally, and spiritually as well.
There is courage in the very act of stepping away. I didn't know what was ahead of me when I was forced to turn in a different direction. Alone we find ourselves-facing threats to our well being-whatever that may be. Then when we have gathered ourselves, ready to return to what was, we realize we are not quite the same as before. In fact, those around us are not the same as they were to us either. Distance is a peculiar thing. It doesn't have to be physical distance; it can come in many forms. We see things from a new perspective. Maybe we changed, or maybe we see what needs to be changed now that we have this new vision. This is powerful! This is life! You see...
society, as a whole, is similar to a machine that's gears turn no matter what happens to the individual. It is constantly in motion; whether or not that motion is going in the right direction. What guides this great machine, what gives it direction is not the whole of the machine, but the individual gears. You are the gears of this great machine. When the individual lives differently than the machine operates, and the individual has strength and other influential qualities, then the machine inherently changes, naturally, because of you.
There is no stigma when you change the world with your gift of hope and strength. You alone can do this when you have no fear of that stigma. Be confident of who you are and where you've been. Return from your journey, as I have, bringing a new way to the old. Live vitally in the moment and your life force will be contagious. This is how the world changes-one gear at a time.
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
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