Same Here.
This morning I listened to Brad Pasley’s new song “Same Here.” One of the stanza’s goes: “I've got a friend across the ocean // Seems like a million miles away // He says our worlds are very different // Yeah, that's true, but I gotta say // He's got his own kind of football team that // Lets him down every year // A wife he loves and a bunch of dreams // For his country he holds so dear // He prays for peace and freedom // Same here.” The song is about the similarities between human experiences.
We are all looking for a better life for ourselves and our families. It is why we migrate, why we change jobs, why we go back to school, and why we don’t. When it comes down to it, we are all looking for something better, whether that be here in Kansas City, Atlanta, or Kiev. Whether we are American, Russian, Chinese, English, Saudi Arabian, Iranian, Nigerian, or Israeli; we all want something better for ourselves and our families. Same Here.
The challenge exists when in order to make our lives better, we make someone else’s life worse. When we have a win-lose mentality conflict arises. We must strive for a win-win and an abundance mentality.
How much do I need to have a good life? When is enough, enough and anything more is excess to be shared with those who are striving to make a better life for themselves and their families? This is not an easy question to answer. One party and one pundit have one answer and another party and another pundit says the opposite. All too often neither pundit nor party is seeking a win-win situation because divisiveness sells.
We here at b3 Remarkable do not claim to have the answer, but we do wrestle just like you and your company. It is the “Same Here” as it is with you and your organization. When is enough, enough? When do we seek first to understand why someone would migrate, change jobs, fight for what they believe, or not do any of these things?
We can b3 Remarkable when we see the world through a life of abundance—when we realize everyone is seeking a better life for themselves and their families.
“Take a piece of paper. Divide it into two columns. On one half of the sheet write down your essentials—those things in your life you could not live without. Family, friends, your phone—whatever! On the other half, write down what you could live without. Things that maybe you would be able to give up so that some else might have more. Some of those shoes, perhaps, or that extra toaster just sitting in storage. Contemplate reprioritizing your life this week toward the necessities and giving the nonessentials back to the world.”
