Just because it’s important to somebody else doesn’t make it so for you.
And that’s okay.
You don’t have to feel the same pull they do.
You have your thing. (Even if you don’t know what your thing is.)
Sometimes it’s going to be somebody else’s thing, too.
When it is, get together. Push it forward. Make the difference as a duo. Or a trio. Or a group-o.
When it isn’t, be supportive in a way you can be honest about. There’s a spectrum for this. On the far end lies, “I’m excited for you!” On the near, it could look like, “Hey, I know someone who’s leaning on the same fly wheel. Would you mind if I connected you?”
There is so much work to do before we’re through.
There are many hearts yet to mend. Many hands to hold. Many wrongs to un-wrong. You don’t have to care about all of them. In fact, you can’t. So don’t feel like you have to.
Find your thing and make it sing.
And find the courage to love what others are giving themselves to. It’s not a threat to you and your thing. I promise. There’s enough generosity to wrap the world more than once. Your job is to show them why they should care as much as you do. Just be prepared when some don’t. Even when you’re convinced they should.
Remember, that’s how this thing works.
