Indispensability and Opportunities

Ever think of yourself as indispensible?  Maybe you’ll dismiss the thought.  Do you find this line of questioning a waste of cyber ink?  Should we look at relevance instead?  It is too easy to overlook, bypass, fail to acknowledge.  We’re all susceptible to the easy way out.

Thinking we’ve jettisoned, disposed of, or ejected, we move to the next hot topic, the next shiny object.  Refusing to accept, to see the reality of life at the moment of epiphany, may deprive us of the opportunity to appreciate the fact that we are appreciated.

Nobody is indispensible.  Those who believe they can’t be replaced are wrong.  Don’t believe me?  Take a bucket of water and place it on a level surface.  Roll up your sleeves.  Place your hands in the bucket until your palms rest on the bottom.  Count to ten.  Okay that’s long enough.  Retract your arms.  Are there holes in the water?  I didn’t think so.

Okay we’ve resolved that question.  That does not doom you from being destined to be loved, appreciated and cherished.  You make a difference in the lives of those who are open to you, to your beauty.  Finding that person or those people may take time, more time than you believe exists.

“Why are you taking us down this rabbit hole dear?”

Because I’ve been there.  I’ve struggled with relevance.  Oh sure, I have my share of professional importance.  You know, when people seek business counsel the line outside your office seemingly endless.  But when you are alone, when the workday fades and you are no longer the center of attention, how do you deal?

Part of my problem occurred when I tried to relate to those who inhabit the conventional world from which I came, the one that was ordered, expecting me to live the body and the associated life.  The herculean effort to conform almost wasted the best part of me, the part of me that was nascent, that I didn’t know was vibrant.  The part of me that was alive although it was in suspended animation.

Then it came; the opportunity to emerge from the cocoon.  You know the feeling.  Exit one room, enter another.  There waiting are people like you.  No not conventional.  Relevance comes into focus.  Life begins oddly far away from physical birth.  I learned that physical birth and emotional birth are not always connected.  No matter.  You can’t go backwards.  So now what?  Go forward.  You have the opportunity to establish your relevance.  It’s up to you.  Take the baton.  Raise it high.  Feel the essence of life coursing through you like electricity.

Be yourself.  Allow yourself to be relevant; to be important, to be impactful.  You have the vitality.  All you need is the resolve.

Have a wonderful Wednesday.

Love and hugs, Nikki DiCaro