"Your life is not about you"
I heard this phrase over a Facebook video one of my friends shared tonight and it couldn't be more true. What you do, the decisions you make, and the way you live your life doesn't impact only you. It's not about you. Your life influences and affects all of the people around you. The people you interact with on a daily basis, the people you love, the people that love you, and the people that look up to you.
Your influence and ability to impact are more powerful than you think. Whether you know it or not, people are watching you, following you, and acknowledging the way you treat others, speak to others, and live your own life. So be kind, be compassionate, be patient and forgiving. Be genuine, be attentive, listen, serve, and love. Because your life isn't about you. It's about all the other lives you touch, intentionally or not.