lately, i’ve been thinking a lot about choices.
without knowing it, we make choices that deeply affect not only ourselves, but the people closest to us. we like to think that our lives are our own, that pursuing our dream and our goals are the highest good. i do believe that this is true, but i am afraid that this idea is often misunderstood…
our choices, our attitudes, even our thoughts, have a profound impact on… well, at least someone. sometimes there is only one person who will feel the aftereffects of the decisions we make. sometimes, there are many people.
however, these people, if they are the kind of people worth the effort, are the people who should be most supportive, most encouraging, and most understanding of whatever decision we so choose to make. granted, the choices that we make affect them. but their response to our choices affect us.
i don’t mean that people should live for the sake of another human being. i don’t believe that to be true at all. all i think is that people forget how intertwined we all are. at the end of the day, all we have is each other. humans need love in their life, more than anything. more than air.
so trust that the world is unfolding as it should. believe that the people in your life love you enough to support your decisions, and if they do not, ask yourself why. is it for a selfish reason that they are fighting me? or is it perhaps, because my plan is flawed?
trust each other. be honest. love deeply and never go to bed angry.
granted, this is seeminly unrelated to the world of brightly twisted, but developing a business within a family is quite challenging. remembering these thoughts are the reasons why i love them all so much. we are so connected, beyond blood, beyond living circumstances. we are connected by a commong goal: that this idea, this small business… could maybe be something bigger than we can imagine.
on another note, as the holiday season approaches, i want all the patrons of brightly twisted to know how incredibly grateful we are for the support and enthusiasm we’ve received from all of you.
happy thanksgiving!
kait