We live in a 'selfie-obsessed' world; if it has nothing to do with me, then I want nothing to do with it. We are encouraged to remove all negativity from our lives, including anything we disagree with. How often have I read memes on Facebook about how "if you were important to them, they would make time for you", because you are the most important part of this equation? When I stop and reflect on the people in my life, the ones that play an active role, the ones that flit by, and the ones that were once here and now gone, there is some expectation or weight balance that is often in play, something that I am not always aware of but have more than once found myself with the 'fuzzy end of the lollipop". I know we are different, and I'm ok with that ... not everyone else seems to be also. So, in all honesty, there will be a part of this blog given to 'navel-gazing', a me-focused part of my life-experience, as I ponder what I see and experience in the world around me.
This is the 'raindrop' piece - the smallest part of a big picture. This is the part that hits you on the head at the beginning of a rainstorm, the God-nudge to the soul. A raindrop, a teardrop, a bit of water that can change the world. In itself, it is harmless; one drop affects nothing. But when the drop begins to multiply - many tears, raindrops become a deluge - things can change. People can change, for the good or for the bad, healing or hurt, and worlds can change - a flood, destruction, a restructuring of landforms.
That's where the ocean, the star-gazing comes in. To look at a big picture, to make sense of the world around me, to ask questions, sometimes uncomfortable, sometimes I don't agree with the perspective, but to find a way to go there anyway. Because, I believe, in that discomfort, something great can come. It's like the idea of having to go through chaos to come to a place of purpose, of direction, of focus.
That is what this blog is all about ... from the small me-part to the big us-part, from chaos to purpose, from inward reflection to outward embracing.
* And the GMST part?? Simple - it stands for "Getting My Sh*t Together"! If you could see my world right now, you would wonder at my mental health. Heck, I wonder at it myself! There are ample 'signs' that would suggest something is wrong, and, though I won't deny it, I will also say that I am aware of it. And, in that, I believe, I can still find a way out of it. So, there will be a component to this blog that has to do with that piece, getting myself out of the rut I have put myself in - you, the Reader, might not understand the specifics, but I hope I can write in a way so you can find a connection to yourself, to help yourself in some way.
So, perhaps part of this will also fill that gap needed for accountability, for reporting and keeping myself on track. I know something is yet to come, but I have to remove this albatross from around my neck first, so I can be free to let go of 'me' and enter into the Purpose set out for me. That song only I can sing, the dance only I can dance. There will be faith-talk, there will be discussions and reflections and observations, there will be sharings and challenges. And, I hope that in the midst of what this blog will become, you, dear Reader, will walk away with something to chew on, something to affect you to push through, to become better, to overcome.
The only thing in life we can be certain of is change - and how we enter into that, makes all the difference in the world.
Come - let's begin. One raindrop on the way to our big ocean ...
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