A couple of weeks ago, our area experienced unusually cold temperatures along with ice and snow. The cold stuck around, and so did the snow, for nearly a week.
After a few days, the main roads began to clear, and more cars were back out. But the side roads, yards, pastures, and houses were still covered. Some of the snow began to melt, but those areas melted much more slowly than everything else.
About five days after the storm, I looked out my front door and noticed that everything was still white. The snow was glistening in the sun, and I started to think…
What if this was my only view of the world?
If all I could see was what was right in front of me, I would believe that everywhere was still covered in snow. As far as I could tell, nothing had changed.
But once I drove off my road, I began to see bare ground. Then a little more. Then even more. Before long, I realized that much of the snow had already melted.
My perspective changed the moment I left my street.
Sometimes, “looking out our front door” is like the social media we scroll, the news we consume, the shows we watch, the people we spend time with, and the environments we place ourselves in.
Oftentimes, we make judgments about the world based only on what we see through that narrow doorway. We assume our limited view is the whole story.
But what if we stepped out?
What if we took a drive?
What if we looked beyond what’s right in front of us?
We might discover that the world is very different than we first perceived.
My challenge to all of us is this:
Don’t base your view of life on what you see from your front door. Step out. Explore. Learn. Listen. Grow.
When we expand our perspective, we grow in understanding, compassion, and wisdom.
I’m looking forward to seeing you out in the world.