From the mind of critic: “If we got to get out of this place if it’s the last thing we ever do, do we have another destination in mind when the words pass through our lips? Are we so upset and disheartened with our current situation, that our wanted destination is anywhere but here? Will this mentality drive us to places we didn’t think of, because we’re getting out of our own way by journeying into the unknown without preconceptions about where we’ll end up? Or because we’re so desperate to get away to anywhere but here, will we get pulled in directions we know will drag us down, but allow ourselves to be dragged there anyway, because we haven’t put any thought into where we’d like to end up? Whether it is a physical place, an emotional one, a poltical, philisophical, financial or spiritual place, we all need to change our direction from time to time. Getting to comfortable can make us stagnant, not to mention make us think we know everything. When really the only thing we’re experts on is the inside contents of our bubble. This is when we can’t simply talk about all the bad things we want to destroy, but all the good things we want to build up. If we don’t figure out our goals, hopes, dreams and direction we want to go, somebody will pull us in the direction that benefits them, while convienietly forgetting about us. This can make us feel like we’re being cared for because somebody is doing all the thinking for us, and we allow it because of their pronouncment of having our best interests at heart. This is when they screw us over. Now, they might do the opposite, and push us to a place that’s actually to our benefit. Kind of forcing us to get out of our own way. However, unless we put in the critical thought required to tell the difference, we’ll be guaranteed to be dragged down, while we build somebody else up. Whether we’re a resident or an elected office holder, those in illusory positions of power will always tell us what to do, no matter what place we’re at. We can’t borrow somebody else’s shovel to dig ourselves out of a rutted hole, we must use our own” 🙂