Contributions

I often find myself thinking about what my contributions are in life. Maybe it's because in today's world we know, or at least it feels like we know, what everyone's up to. I'm not saving the world, I'm not running a country, I'm not a famous actor, I'm not the coach of the Canucks. So what or who am I?

Life is a smorgasbord of emotions and we're so quick to get sad, or angry...just generally stressed out. Someone calls in sick at work, you've broken up with your partner, maybe I'd like to be taller and have curly hair. The options are endless. But why can't I/we see the great things about us, our lives, our contributions?  It's so easy to get down and not so easy to get back up. I always say "it can be worse" and it's so true. 

Look around and step outside of you for just a moment and you'll see it'll be ok. Maybe you see a person living with an incredibly hard disability doing something you take for granted. I saw a young lady on TV recently who was the sole survivor of a plane crash incredibly burned sing live on TV for millions. I was in tears. Here I am complaining about my thyroid or my sore pelvis and here she was showing herself to most of the world. Pretty inspiring moment. 

I've been a fairly positive person since the day I was born.  I always tried to see the better in people, the brighter side and to be kind. Every once and a while I'll find myself wrapped up in the throws of life and take a step back and remind myself life is really too short. Surround yourself with people who cause you no stress but instead laughter. Go to work happy no matter how hard it may be that particular day. 

Contributions can be small, they don't have to be grand and on a world scale.  The way we treat someone at work, in the grocery store or just holding a door for someone. Be less quick to judge but more quick to support.  In saying all this life can really be hard at times. I've felt it. You've felt it. I'm just choosing to move forward seeing the great more than then bad and to live. Simple really but oh so true. 

I like to think my contributions are making someone smile and maybe teaching someone how to shoulder dance. It's my thing. LOL. Bopp those shoulders in your chair, no need for a dance floor! Also I think my contributions continue to unfold, every day is a new day and more experiences to come. Maybe one day I will be a world leader or famous actor or the coach of the Canucks, but until them I'm fine being me. 

XOXO

C

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