Living In The Macro

Where does time go! If you are like many people, you have already figured out that time is moving at a pace that can leave one feeling as though hours feel like minutes. I am sure many of you are evaluating your goals. How far you have come and what you still need to do. Taking a moment to gain perspective is great; it solidifies what you have learned, gives one a deeper understanding of what is taking place around them, and gives them the insight to understand what they will need to do to get to their next steps.

So often, when things are great, they are great, and when they are not great, it can leave one feeling that there is more wrong than there really is. I am sure many of us have heard the saying don’t sweat the small stuff, and it is all small stuff. As true as this is, it seems to leave out that there is something bigger to live for, or is it true that everything is small? I would argue that everything is not small and that thinking that everything is small discounts the fact that things impact other things or that it does not take into consideration that there is a bigger narrative going on in one’s life.

“Recently, I was in a conversation where it was apparent that I was caught in the weeds. I was pointing out that I was upset over this thing and how it was so irritating. This friend stopped and looked at me and said, “Are you really serious right now?... Is this really bothering you?”

Yes. This is a problem, and it should not be this way. It should not have happened, and now I am having to deal with it, and I am upset." I responded.

They looked at me in disgust and retorted, "You should not be caught in this small stuff.”

Now I was charged with that and let them know that, well, if that is the standard, then everything like this is small; do you just expect none of these things to affect me?

To which they said “Yes.”

I stared off and thought they were looking at the macro perspective and I was looking at the micro perspective. This is so annoying; they can’t really expect me to live in the macro all the time?! But after voicing this thought, they shared that yes, they do expect me to live in the macro all the time. Arrrr, either they are wrong or I am going to have to grow in this area. I further chewed on this and determined that they were right. I should live in the macro. There is so much up there in the macro that it gives me perspective on the micro things and a better perspective on the bigger things as well.

I was also reminded by another friend in an unrelated conversation that what is so great about eagles is that when they need something or there is an issue, they go higher. The higher you get; you can see that there are more options and more resources. It was a wise saying to reach

up, not out for help. When you live in the macro, your mind can focus on the vision, goals, and overarching theme and dream you have for your life. It effortlessly gives you prospective. You do not have to remind yourself of what is small and what is not; it allows one to more easily and automatically know it. There is always something to live for in the macro, something to build, something to create. Write your vision and make it plain; live from it and work from it. Get your direction from the vision that is set before you. Shake off that which is not needed and live in the macro.

Kenisa Nunley, founder & CEO of “Gowns and Gardens”, and “Gowns and Gardens House of Charities”, is a native Los Angelino and an explorer of life. She has a background in consulting, business development, events, and is a graduate from the University of Southern California, with a Bachelor of Arts in Global Business and an emphasis in marketing.

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