Same-o Same-o

For as long as I can remember the simple questions, "How is everything?" has generally been followed up with something a long the lines of "Oh you know, same-o same-o." While I used to be more acceptable to that response, recently I have been flustered with such a mediocre response.

"Same-o Same-o" is usually expressed in a tone of pity or an expression that says "I can't seem to catch a break......."And back then I would attempt to sympathize with the individual but recently, a little more emotionally driven, I have been following up with the question "well, what are you doing to change that?" ....... and their silence or poor excuses says it all. 

It is mind boggling to me when someone desires positive change so eagerly in their life yet does nothing to achieve it. In my small yet meaningful 25 years of existence I have realized a few things, one of which is that, the type of change that naturally occurs tends to be a negative one. As life runs its course there are natural disasters that happen; like lost of job, home, death, disease, sickness, pain, broken bodies, broken hearts.....the list goes on. So we can assume when we do nothing for change, the type of change that will most likely occur is negative. Think of it like a garden, if the garden is not cultivated and maintained seasonally by the gardener, the garden will naturally be covered with weeds and produce less fruit. While it may still be considered a garden it may never reach the full potential of its true beauty. And we wonder why when we do nothing for change, why our lives seem alright or same-o same-o.

Now I am not saying anything bad about being content. We must always be content with what has been given to us and not coveting or grieving over the things we do not have. But being content does not mean we do not seek for greatness, it simply means to be grateful where you are without complaining.

It is when we are intentional about positive change that we can begin to see it in our lives. The best advice given to me when graduating college was to walk through as many open doors as possible. You never know what will be on the other side......it can be a dead end or it can be a door of endless opportunities (or other doors). But you will never know that if you are just sitting there waiting for opportunities to arise. We need to take initiative. The reason relationships flourish is because we work on them....we don't just let life takes its course on them, they will wither and die. We need to take initiative at work, thats how we get promoted. We need to save and increase our income to move into a bigger home and raise a family. We need to exercise our bodies to maintain health and a strong physique. These things do not just fall from the sky. We need to stop living with this "same-o same-o" destructive mindset and pursue greatness. Strive for positive change regardless what others may say or think. Make the change, don't wait for it.

Opportunities are not mysterious events that randomly occur in our lives, they are roads on which we should intentionally, purposefully and constantly take.