I’ve been thinking about the way we think about what we do. The compartmentalization of our life. Everything wrapped in beautiful little boxes. Then all these boxes get stacked together and that’s our life. Sure, everything is together, but it’s all kind of apart at the same time.
Life appears to be far different than what we perceive, however. Everything is connected. Everything.
History connects us to the past like a scarlet thread. Our decisions in business don’t stand alone, they touch and influence massive parts of life. Our health is more than taking 15 different pills to make us healthy. The pills all must work together–and work with the make-up of our body.
Everything has side effects and nothing lives in a vacuum. Our decisions today will affect/change the rest of our life. We won’t see the impact of most of our decisions, but it’s always there even when we ignore it or don't realize it. (i.e. You may have bought a red car. That red color may have caught someone's eye before they pulled out in front of you. Who knows what injury or financial hassle would have followed such an event. But it never happened because they noticed your car.)
Nothing lives only in the present moment without regard to the rest of our life. I’m starting to see how this is true for all aspects of history, science, art, business, family, health, religion, and all beliefs and decisions we make.