So What If I'm Not?

It's cold outside, still the Wisconsin weather as they say. Chilly and cold temperatures on supposedly spring months already. A heavy fog weighs down on the clouds yet the haze on the horizon is only half as concealing as the changes whirling in front of our house. Our deepest instincts urge us to be prepared, guarded and protect ourselves from whatever that has yet to come. We should be seeking comfort, but what if I'm not.

Walls are often dangerous as what they were built to protect, and the comforts of a fire can just as quickly burn you with a single touch of a flame. Life is unpredictable. And no matter how much we focus on the preparation of safekeeping, the irony is that these measures more often than not, does not make us any more safer than we were before. Instead, they create a fall sense of security. We should be seeking a fortress, but what if I'm not?

When we waver alone in the storm, the strength in number is lost. There are of course some thing we may not be strong enough to withstand alone. A tribe of family members provides encouragement, happiness and support in our times of need, so that when one does not follow through, others are there to hold us up. They reinforce our walls, help us to stand up again, motivate us, encourage and help us create a defense against upcoming cataclysms. We should seek strength in numbers, but what if I'm not?

But what if there was no power of comfort, a fortress of walls or strength in numbers? Who are we left to turn to? We have to rely on ourselves. Security comes from the ability to live day by day, unaltered by the season's changes and the punches that life has thrown you. We then become the rulers of change itself. Wielding change to bend to our own rules and to our own will. We embrace the change and challenge it directionally to our own liking. Be your change. Take control of your seasons.

Don't get me wrong, before you raise your eyebrows and throw strong opinions about it, what I'm trying to say is...as much as we seek comfort from family, from walls and fortresses, or strength in numbers, we should be prepared to face challenges on our own when none of the comforts are available. We do not want to be left hanging helplessly on our own when the challenges arise. Instead, we want to face them head on.

XOXO,

Karen