Veer: Growth is Optional, Change is Inevitable

Do we allow people to veer and change their paths of growth, even if it’s not in the direction that we prefer? Do we grant others the grace they need to evolve? Do we dismiss people if their growth doesn’t benefit us? Evolution is inevitable. We as people progress, regress and digress depending on where we are in our life’s journey and per our own individual paths. Life is the best teacher, it can be difficult sometimes to watch people we care about veer in the wrong direction. We often want to intervene to save people from their mistakes or downfalls, forgetting that it’s not our responsibility to save them from themselves. Those experiences and lessons are vital for our maturity. Sometimes, when we can’t save people from their shit, as a defense or coping mechanism, we veer off in a different direction. We may do this in an effort to save ourselves from the heartache that their actions might bring or because we feel bitter about their life’s choices especially if they don’t coincide with our own. However, we say to you, be not envious, overbearing, spiteful or vengeful towards others and their paths. Instead, be compassionate towards others by allowing them the time and grace needed to grow into the individual they desire to be, even if that means veering off onto a path of their own.