Change in a Dash

I was born by a river
in a little tent.
and just like the river
I been running every since.
Its been a long, long time coming
But I know a change gon' come
Oh, yes it will!

"Change has a considerable psychological impact on the human mind. To the fearful it is threatening because it means that things may get worse. To the hopeful it is encouraging because things may get better. To the confident it is inspiring because the challenge exists to make things better"(King Whitney Jr.) Change is apart of life; just like seasons, birth and death.

A while back in Oprah, there was an article called "The Dash". The dash referred to the dash on a tombstone. So many times we attend funerals and see the many tombstones; but we never contemplate the profundity of the dash. The first date is your birth and the last date is your death. In between the dates, the dash represents your life. Your happiness, love, disappointments, relationships, family, accomplishments, hurt are all representative in the dash. From those experiences of change, you evolve into who you will be and in the end the true you is officially created and completed. Now you are the diamond that was created by change mixed with much time and heavy pressure.

So in the end what will your dash mean............

Get busy living, or get busy dying!