Last week was about keeping our eyes open for side missions.  This week is about remembering that the world is bigger than us.

This adventure was the first time my kids had ever been to another country.  They enjoyed going somewhere different, where they had the opportunity to experience new lands, new people, and new things.  We were a few days into the adventure and Cam and I were having a special dinner with just the two of us.  We were talking and he said something along the lines of, “I really like this trip.  It reminds me that the world is soooooooo much bigger than Indiana.”  Well said, Cam.  Well said, indeed.

What does this have to do with anything?  .  If I’m being honest with myself, before I went on this adventure I think I was so trapped in the fire drills and day to day grind that I lost perspective.  My world became so small, because I allowed it to shrink down to the size of those routines.  Does this ever happen to you?  Being on this trip with my family caused me to step back and realize how my own personal world is so small, and how there is so much more to explore and appreciate out there.  

The challenge: How can we remember that the world is so much bigger than just our day to day?

I stand in solidarity against injustice and in support of humanity.

Have a jolly good day,

Andrew Embry