just some thinking out loud about: things I am concerned

Just some thinking outloud about things I am concerned about led me to bogging as a means of catharsis.

I am surely concerned about many things that affect me, my family, friends, community, and society as a whole.  These things may be a myriad including statements, actions, situations or perceptions. I understand that I have no control over most of these things. Yet, being the person that I am, I want to control them. At times I think that if the world ran as I would direct it we would all live in a better place and be happy.  At other times I remember that when I run things my way things don’t always work out the best. This understanding has led me to a personal evaluation problem.

Because I am surely concerned about these problems I have developed several questions that I ask myself before attempting to alleviate the situation.  Does the situation actually warrant my consideration? Should I actually be concerned? Should I become involved in the situation? To what extent should I be involved? Will my involvement help alleviate the situation or make it worse? Is my involvement merely to further my own personal desire or do I truly want to help those involved? Just because I am concerned, does the situation warrant action on my part or I am I just being a busybody? Is there a possibility that my involvement will produce positive results or will it aggravate the situation and thereby harm someone? These are the kinds of questions that I ask myself when I consider addressing situations that I am concerned about.

My life experiences place me in a unique position to evaluate concerns that I perceive or am presented with by others. I do not always have the answer but often have experienced a similar if not the same situation. I try only to relate what I did in that situation and what the result was. I am still learning but my past experience can and has at times proven to be valuable to others as well as to me.