dailydatewithgod

None of us gets through this life on our own.  No matter how ingenious or individualized we are there are simply to many factors at play in the game of life for any of us to get through without interacting and affecting others in some way, shape, or form.  We are designed for relationship.  It is humbling on some level to admit to ourselves that we cannot actually make it on our own.  It does not mean we are dependent in the victim sense.  It simply the reality of life calling us to attribute the people, interactions, things and ideas that make us who we are.  Give credit where credit is due.  The converse is not only egotistical but false.  How often in one day do we take the time to attribute the contributions made to our lives?  Our hearts call upon us to recognize the people and circumstances who attribute to our lives perhaps in ways we would not normally conceived of as something to attribute to the other.  Not all of those attributions are necessarily positive but they do not need to be.  We can make what we choose to make of any experience, person or circumstance.  The choices lie with us.  We attribute the contribution and then decide what it means.  This is our freedom.  This is what gives life to interdependence.  Just because we give credit where credit is due does not mean we are meaningless.  The attribution does not take away from us.  It makes room for us to recognize how we are someone for whom an attribution can be acknowledged.  The good news is also that we can choose how we are an attribute in the lives of others.  We affect others and are affected by others regardless of whether we like it or not.  We get to choose, however, how we wanted to affect and be affected.  Our hearts call upon us to notice the attributions coming to us and flowing from us.