You Are Needed

I am swinging on Mamaw’s porch which resides in my childhood town. I have my dirty chai from the local coffee shop. I am enjoying my day off work embracing the brisk fall day.

There’s just something about being alone embracing the changing seasons. Summer ending and fall beginning. I love it when it begins getting cold. It makes me feel alive.

The changing of seasons can make me think a lot about life. This was a hard few weeks for me. Dosage changes in my medication with the mix of hormonal and personal issues that put me in a low place.

A place where hope is hard to find.

I am also thankful for the people God has put in my life. When I am in those low places I have people I can go to. Something I haven’t had a lot of in the past.

Though I believe a part of me will always want to move somewhere that isn’t Indiana, because it is Indiana ha, for the first time, I can picture at least a ten-year plan that includes me staying in Indiana.

For a while, I didn’t have much keeping me in a place that I wanted nothing more than to leave. While I still love the idea of going somewhere and starting over, I have people who give me a reason to stay. People who are vital in my healing. So, at least for now, I think it’s needed for me to stay where I am.

One of my top strengths is futuristic.

My entire life I have imagined different things I wanted to do, create, build, change, etc. My brain always has its wheels turning and thinking of new ideas. It’s the reason why I would major in business if I were to go back to school.

I love people. One of my goals in life is to help others know they aren’t alone. I like investing in relationships and helping people grow. Though right now might be a hard time to do so, I want to invest in where I am right now. My town is broken and poverty filled. It has so much potential and needs the right people that see its potential to invest in it.

Give this little hometown I am visiting. Its downtown is about five blocks long. There are many empty buildings but there are also several businesses that didn’t exist when I lived here. It has potential that I think residents are trying to embrace.

Investing in a place doesn’t have to start with opening a business because that takes a lot of money and time that not everyone has. You can learn about your local legislature. It’s important. Especially now with election day so close. Invest in your local businesses whether it’s spending money or time there. Be safe. Social distance and wear your masks.

You don’t have to start big to make a difference. Start small, but as long as you’re starting is what’s going to make a difference.

This is your sign to invest in where you are. You are needed.