a street lesson

i've decided i am going to try a weekly or bimonthly blog post about lessons i've learned as of late
this will be my first installment

sometimes i find myself consumed with my own situation.
thinking of what i have to do, what i want, what i have going on, me, me, me, me.
i haven't ever thought myself a completely selfish person- selfish in ways but not 100% consumed with me.
but sometimes i catch myself being 100% consumed with me.
it makes me mad to see myself being that person.
and then i see something or someone on the street and i am snapped back into the reality of others.
there is nothing that makes you want to become more unselfish than seeing a homeless person or someone with a disability living in nyc.
nothing that makes you want to do more and be more than seeing the humble circumstances of those around you.
what did i learn this week.
i learned there is a lot more to me than me.
i learned that when i look at others and show a genuine interest in their situations i become the me i want to be.
i find myself becoming the best me when it isn't about me.
it's not about me.
i repeatedly relearn this lesson- but for some reason relearning it hit me a bit harder this time around.
sometimes a relearned lesson is really how we learn a lesson.
i hope i can be a more unselfish person.
an unselfish person to strangers and a more unselfish person to un-strangers.
happy sunday all of you.
hope you find yourself constantly learning.