~ Doug Baldwin
I was thinking today about direction and how difficult it can sometimes be to change the course that you've been on for a while. People don't like change generally. I understand the psychology behind that and I see that within myself as well from time to time.
Sometimes big change requires big effort and sometimes change happens because of one decision that completely shatters the status quo. Each situation requires us to move things along albeit in a different direction than before. I've recently been having many discussions with friends about people of today don't really have a moral compass and whether they even realise it. It seems very easy to simply follow the latest trend instead of actually asking the question - is this the right thing to do?
Generally I don't conform to the ways and whims of the general populace because I tend to be skeptical about that being the right path as so many are being misled by propaganda or an agenda. I've come to this through experience and simply observing the behaviours of others objectively.
It's like that sometimes in our lives with our peers, family and even friends. Recently I became friends with someone who lives close by. She has some issues with her one son who becomes a terrible person when he drinks. She found in me not just a confidant to speak to about how this makes her feel, but also some security in having someone close by in case she needed some form of law enforcement intervention.
I'm happy to help someone in need like this and I've been there for her, supporting her emotionally as best I can with the situation; sticking up for her and backing her when he was wrong. I then realised that she started trying to derail my plans to move when she realised that it wouldn't fit her needs anymore. I feel bad for her situation as she really needs to get out of it, but I can't be here only to entertain her needs when I have my own life, plans and requirements for the future.
It saddened me when I saw how selfish that action was - that she was trying to dissuade me, sabotage me even from implementing strategies to propel myself forward with my goals in the direction I need to go.
People generally don't like change, I'm very good at it but I too don't particularly enjoy the process while it's taking place. It comes down to being uncomfortable and sometimes the best decisions are cast with the die when one small change can totally upset the apple cart and the ripple effect outward - while being distressing, can entirely change your life and everything in it from there.
I know the direction I need to go and while the change can be burdensome and I have a lot to do before I'm done, I know that steering true north is the only way I'm headed, immaterial of any who try to derail my plans. Progress isn't always easy, but it's always worth it.
The images are my own
