Sunday, April 19, 2015

Ramblings of a Writer: Creatures of Habit, Creatures of Change

I'm no psychologist.
I just wanted to make that clear from the beginning. The title of this post might make it seem as if I am, but I'm not.
Of course, I am a writer and that does give me some insight into human nature. Which, of course, brings us to the post of the day.
I was sitting in my church meetings this morning when a thought crossed my mind: humans are amazing creatures.
Think about it. We are creatures of habit and routine. We love to feel safe and loved. We love to know and understand what's going on. But we also are capable of being creatures of change. We want to explore and go on adventures and really live.
That's absolutely incredible to me. Because we want to be safe but we also want to grow into something bigger. We, as humans, want to make a difference in the world. We care about things, even when we like to say we could care less.
You're probably reading this and thinking what's the point? Well here it is:
Step outside of the box. Come on. Right now. I'm doing it too. Step out of what feels safe and step into the world. Be part of the world. Change it. Change yourself.
You owe it to yourself to be the person you want to be, not the person you are. Because the truth of the matter is that if you're not challenging yourself, what are you doing really?
Well, that's it for my ramblings. Happy Sunday all!