Make a Change.

I've been looking and watching. A lot. Like I usually do, but this time I'm looking for something different. I used to look and see what was wrong because ultimately, that's what I was looking for. Now, I look for what is right. I don't care what's wrong. There are a thousand things that are 'wrong' but only one is right. One of the statements that my dad says to me a lot is "You're looking in the wrong place for the wrong thing." This is truth. I have been looking for the wrong things in the wrong places and ended up worse than where I started.

I got sick of being in the same place. I got sick of feeling like I was treading water and wasn't going anywhere. Of course the reason I felt that way, is because I WASN'T going anywhere. I was doing a whole lot of splashing in the shallow end of the pool. I decided this was not ok with me. I wanted to be something different.

Have I fully succeeded in being where I want to be? No. But I do feel as though I'm more on my way than I was. It took me realizing where I was at, not liking it and making a choice. I have to first embrace where I am before I can change.

Thankfully for me, I have a dad that is honest with me. He doesn't love me because he has to but because he wants to. For that reason, he can say the hard things to me and tell me what he sees and it makes a lasting impression. When I take the time to see what he sees from his perspective, I find him right. I find him truth. I find that through him, I can make a change. The thing that people don't realize is that they are exactly where they want to be. If they really wanted to be somewhere else, they would have the gumption to do so. I am being honest with myself, facing where I am, and doing something different so I can make a change and be who and where I want to be. If you want to make a change, I suggest you do the same.