Something by Susie

What gives you direction in life?

My daily aim is to be better than I was yesterday…. Be a better person, a better friend, a better sister, a better aunt,  neice, cousin, neighbour , work colleague, even a better stranger.  We’ve all seen those grumpy strangers that we pass by, who look closed off and at odds with the world they are walking through, my aim is to not be that person, but be the person that changes that person’s day, their outlook, their interaction with the rest of their day. Maybe I can do something to ‘turn that frown upside down’, that would be an awesome outcome…. So my direction is to be the change that I want to see in the world.  All the changes I make start with me, what can I do to be a  better version of me?

Mindfulness, knowing that not everyone is in the same place as me.  That their path is different, that I don’t need to walk along theirs to understand its differences, just observe them.  I don’t need to fix their path, just let them know that there are others, merely a hop skip and a jump away, if they want to try a differnt path for a while.

Support, showing them that I support them no matter what ‘they’ choose to do, that it’s ok to be differnt, to not be ready, to ponder stuff a bit longer.

Kindness, to show them kindness,

To be someone’s cheer squad, letting them know that they are not alone on their path.

These are just some of the things I aim to improve in a daily basis

Reflection, if I don’t look back I can’t move forward. I need to know where I’ve been, what I changed, so that I can look forward to moving down another possible branch, if I didn’t learn anything then maybe I myself need to stay on this same path a little longer….. But it’s not a race. It’s my journey and it’s exciting to see where it takes me.