We Don't Need Another Wheel

Sometimes we feel pressure to be quite impressive. We want to make a new invention, be profoundly unique, and be somebody respected as a result. The world will always progress, but typically developments are made in increments, not installments. We really don’t need to reinvent the wheel in order to be useful.

We simply need to add in our personality into what we’re doing. Often times, it’s our full exploration of what already exists which is the greatest gift we can offer to the world. I’ve never been a technical person and I’m horrible at math. In this lifetime, I’ll likely never invent something new in the physical realm.

Perhaps I may come up with a revolutionary concept that may change the world someday, however, that’s not what’s required of me. What’s more beneficial is that I give life my full attention. Life needs me to contribute my best into it. I’m not defined by single accomplishments, but rather, a consistent lifestyle of contributing, giving, and loving.

It’s easy to write such thoughts off a fluffy, feel-good kind of thinking, but it’s more practical than it seems. If you go a day of your life without doing what you love, you will slowly die inside a little bit, every day. On the other hand, if you are consistently doing what you love with heart, then you are not only allowing yourself to live fully, your extending positive energy into the lives of others.

Have you ever noticed people who naturally seemed positive? It’s hard to come across people like that these days. It’s not that they are naturally just careless or oblivious to life and it’s responsibilities, it’s because they mindfully put into practice actions that produce results that make them great people to be around.

It takes no energy to be negative. It’s easy, it takes the responsibility off yourself, and it usually shifts blame onto others. It’s easy to justify a poor attitude and/or performance when others around you are “awful.” If we can take initiative to do something that we love, and focus on the positive aspects that may result, then we are being useful in the highest capacity.

Life is really just an open book. It’s here for our enjoyment and for our growth. If we choose to have a pity party, then we have that option. However, why not just roll with the punches, develop, and have a great time? We can be a person of character and add to life, not detract from it. There is always something to be grateful for, even if we have to search for it. The pressure of life shouldn’t come down on making a name for ourselves, but to enjoy ourselves and be useful.

For further related reading, please check out: Self is Second.