We all have our own story.
Sometimes it is a romantic comedy, sometimes it is a thriller, and sometimes it resembles more of a horror film! Regardless of what “genre” your story falls into at the moment, understand something, IT WILL CHANGE. As our life goes, so goes our story. Studies have shown that people who feel like they are accomplishing something, or have a sense of purpose are more likely to be able to weather the ups and downs that accompany daily life. Thus it stands to reason that the better we are at integrating our story with our purpose, the greater chance we have of maintaining a positive outlook and focus when our story begins to take a turn into tragedy.
All across this country, and this world, there are stories being told at this very moment. One of the most beautiful things to witness is when these stories begin to be intertwined. When groups of people come together for a common purpose and goal. Everyone loves an underdog story. Everything stacks up against us, everywhere we turn we are confronted by the likelihood of failure, and in a true underdog story, the group bands together, overcomes adversity, and ultimately triumphs against overwhelming odds.
At the end of the day we are all living an underdog story. We have already beaten the odds by simply being born. With every breath we take, we are that much closer to our last. Our bodies will break down, we will encounter pain, sickness, death, and heartbreak. But if in the end we realize that we are all a part of a bigger underdog story, we are all here for a purpose, and we are all in this together, we begin to realize that our collective story is the story of humanity. We can choose to live in dissension and anger, which ultimately leads to pain and sadness, or we can begin to treat each person we encounter with the respect and love that their story deserves. Some have no idea that they are in the middle of a story, because they are just concentrating on surviving until the next day. For those more than most, they need to be reminded that their story counts just as much as any one else’s. They need to understand that much of their story has yet to be written, and that you are in their life for a reason and a purpose.
Ultimately, they are all a part of my story as well. When my story reaches it’s conclusion I hope that I look back at my and realize that it was not all about my story at all, but rather about the stories I contributed to all around me.
