Confluential Subjects
Why Change Anything?
by Posted Author on 11/12/16
By G. F.
Smith
11-11-16
Have you
ever wondered what life would be like without motion?
Ahhhhh,
you’re getting it. There is no life…without motion. Everything
is in a state of flux, or motion: sub-atomic particles, molecules…people,
planets… galaxies, even the universe. Life is defined by motion, as is time.
When something moves, it changes, and when something changes…it moves. Simple as that.
But the
question is, is the motion—or change—toward
something better, or something worse? Matter of opinion, I know. Just think of
the most recent presidential campaigns and the resulting election! Whew! Yeah, I’m glad it’s over, too.
As many of
you can tell, I’m back in the blogger/communication mode again. No, I don’t
just drift along and then all of the sudden arbitrarily decide to change
something, and then offer up an announcement of it. No, on the contrary, what
I’m doing—have been doing—is, and has been, calculated, planned, weighed
out, and then strategically and incrementally set in motion. (There’s that word again!)
But why
Change what I’ve already done?
Let me say
a few things first. I do not consider myself a religious person. I’m on the
edge regarding all that, as a lot of us are, though I still consider myself a
believer; however, I'm still full of confusion, doubt, and admitted ignorance—even
anger sometimes. I'd be lying if I said I wasn't. Yet, I still offer up prayers
and hope that all this craziness down here on this little planet exists for
some reason, and that I exist for some reason, and that
life is ultimately changing for the better.
My simple
everyday prayer for all of us, is for:
A measure of Faith, an allotment of Wisdom, and a sense of Purpose!
(That goes
for you too, Mr. Trump! Sincerely!)
This is the
best I can do, because somehow along the way we have to convince ourselves that
this life—this motion—we’re
subjected to has some meaning.
I’ve looked
at things this way most of my life. I truly wish I had more definitive answers.
But, I don’t. What I can do, is keep moving, keep changing, keep questioning,
and keep humble. So, that’s why I write, and why I keep trying to improve what I write, and how it is presented.
I’ve made
some changes to my most recent book, Smartbrain, as well as to some of
the older ones as you might have noticed. Let me explain why. As a
self-published author, I have to compete with literally millions of other
authors for attention, from you…the consumer. No different than
with restaurants, smartphone makers, or anyone else that offers some thing, or some service.
We all
behave this way. You do!
You do it
when you dress up and prepare for a Job Interview; you do it when you try to
persuade your employer that this way is better than that way; you do it when
you go out on a date; you do it when you show up at 6:00am and vote! We all
seem to have this inherent penchant to try to improve.
I’ve
realized this from the start. That is why I have done what I’ve done. Let me
lay it out: I seek to give back to life, truly; I’ve written a number of books with
self-effacing, encouraging and entertaining content. I’ve created a platform to
present them to people in order to test markets, get opinions, and garner reviews;
I’ve listened to these comments and critiques; I’ve humbly taken them to heart,
and have made improvements so that forthcoming Readers can enjoy these works to
an even greater degree than others before them, and maybe change for the better
because of them.
What you’ll
find when you—the Reader—experience my books, are characters in varying
circumstances that in relative ways recognize and mimic these drives and penchants,
hopes and feelings, wins and losses, possibilities and potentials, that we all
find ourselves in the middle of—in reality or imagination—asking the questions,
enduring the frustrations, and hoping, as we try our best to keep up to the changes
this life subjects us to.
Hang in
there people…the World is about to
change again!
G. F. Smith
