Get Out of You for Awhile!

Those of you who know me know I love live theater. I just returned home from seeing the Tony Award winning musical, Avenue Q. It’s like dirty Sesame Street. They use puppets with very adult themes. It was hysterical! It’s amazing what you can get away with then packaged together with catchy music and an adequate story line.

 

Towards the end of the show a couple characters are at a very low point in their lives: out of work with no direction. These characters decide to focus on the dream of one of their friends and as they focus on this charitable work they discover success and life purpose.

 

It’s a tongue-in-cheek quirky musical, but it’s a lot of fun and the lesson of ‘getting out of you for a while’ really hit home. Especially during these economic times it’s easy to blame and point fingers. This only leads to self-pity, which is never healthy to indulge in. This kind of focus only points us down a path of self-destruction. If you ever get to this point you’ll know it’s time to get out of you.

 

Direct your focus on helping others. Your personal situation will improve. It’s proven that when we reach out to help others our own situation is put in a different light and optimism presents itself.

 

Get out of you and really start living!

 

Joe Kiedinger

 

ACTION PLAN: So, where will you be volunteering? Whose life will you impact?