The recycling drive goes on without me

Lewistown is having its second monthly plastics recycling drive this morning. In spite of the fact that it is colder than when I was there for the first, I know it is going great. Least I ever think that this project was all about me and what I could accomplish, this is proof to the contrary.  Everyone has stepped up to the plate with more energy and ideas to continue this forward than I could ever find imaginable. I await by my phone, here in Florida,  to hear all the details.  What an incredible bunch of people.  Good hearty, committed, determined people.  I love them all.

Really, it is never all about ourselves.  Yet sometimes we may need a little reminding of the fact. It reminds me of the picture I was trying to take of myself on St. Pete beach one season. When I looked at the picture later, I saw that indeed I had turned the camera the wrong way and taken a picture of the opposite view. Believe me, a much better view than I was aiming for.

The point being that when we turn the focus away from our self and focus on others, some amazing things can happen. The result is, not only a more fulfilled self, but a better outcome in the end.

I have a friend who is writing a letter to her daughter-in-law to tell her how deeply upset she is that she voted for the opposite candidate than she had. She is so consumed with the idea that her daughter-in-law didn't share her opinion that she is willing to jeopardize their relationship over it. I'm sure she will live to regret her decision.  If she would only value the right of her daughter-in-law to express her individual opinion over her own hurt feelings, she would not only gain the respect of her family, but be a better person for it.

Okay, I know it was obviously never about me. Point made.  Yet I still would love to have been apart of what it was about today. Lewistown getting the plastic waste out of the landfill and its the amazing people doing an incredible job. That's what it is all about. I am so grateful for that, too.