lend me your eyes...

hi friends, welcome to fall. finally.  it’s been a long summer for me and i couldn’t be happier to see the beginning signs of autumn, even with all the change the new season will bring.

i started writing something earlier, but i'm going to change my approach.  i love that about the day.  a lot like life in general, i started this day going in one direction and by the end of the day have an entirely different outlook and idea of what i want to say.

i had happy hour with someone who is easily one of my new favorite people.  a really healthy (emotionally and mentally) woman who has her priorities and life in order.  it was refreshing.  sarah and i indulged in vita's happy hour and some good conversation.  we talked a lot about settling in life and getting to where you really wan to be.  she really made me think of a line from a song i'm currently obsessed with:

‘lend me your eyes and i’ll change what you see.’

how easy other people's lives may seem sometime.  it's kind of like the old adage about walking a mile in someone else's shoes, only a little different.  or 'the grass is always greener...'  but this isn't about living someone else's life, it's about witnessing what other people see.  imagine what your life could be like if you saw things through someone else's eyes, just for a few moments.  i feel like i had a glimpse of that, and that is what has really motivated me to change my life.  i'm going back to school, i'm pursuing a new career (someday), i'm volunteering, i'm looking to make a difference.  all because i was lucky enough to get a glimpse of the world through someone else's eyes.  it awakened my soul.  i've blogged about this before in a way, but i guess other people and their experiences are big motivators in my life.  we are all here together - one life, with each other, sisters, brothers - and it's up to each and every one of us to help each other through this journey and prepare our planet for the next generations.  i don't know how anyone could possibly live their life without thinking of their fellow humans - some without healthcare, some without shelter, some without food - and go on living as if anything else at all matters.  ok, maybe that's a bit extreme - but what i'm getting at is shouldn't we all be working towards making the world a better place, no matter how we go about it?

sorry for the short but randomly deep post... blame it on my newly impassioned soul :)  remember friends...

one love, one blood, one life you've got to do what you should.

i urge you all to live your life with the rest of mankind in mind.

til fill-in-the-blank-friday...

xoxo