Have you ever broken a bone? You may only have broken one bone but lots of other body parts are affected, right? One broken foot means that you might have sore shoulders from using crutches, the other foot overcompensating for the other being broken, your hips may ache because you're walking differently, you may get more headaches than usual, or there may be some other physical issue that pops up in connection with or because of the one broken foot. Each body part seems separate and different but moments like that remind us exactly how connected all of our body parts are and how we shouldn't just focus on or care for one body part, but we have to be attentive to all of them.
The connection between body parts is also something that applies to other parts of our lives. We're connected to this planet, our communities, people who went to the same schools as us, people who worked at the same companies as us, people who do the same type of work as us, people who have similar faith/political/relationship beliefs as us, people who have the same interests/hobbies/passions as us, people who have similar housing experiences as us, people who shop at the same stores as us, and countless other little and big connections we may not realize or usually consider. Sometimes those connections are a good thing because it means we're not alone. Other times those connections are a bit more challenging because they're not as healthy as they could be or they're a lot more work than we initially understood.
During our victory journeys we have to consider all the information available to us to decide if the connections we have and know of are going to help us or hinder us from accomplishing our victories. Maybe we are better doing the journey largely alone, or maybe it is wiser to get as much support as possible, or maybe it's best to make new connections for this victory journey or just this part of the current journey. The worst thing we can do though is to not take into consideration how connected things are, how things are connected, and consider the pros and cons of all those connections. Because one thing is for certain: everything is connected. One thing leads to another, one thing can benefit you for years to come or hinder your future successes, what you learn from this victory journey may greatly benefit you in another victory journey, your victory today may help someone else accomplish a victory for themselves in the future. As often as possible use and create your connections wisely so that you've got them to benefit you in future victory journeys as well as be available in positive ways to support others too.
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