Contrary to popular belief, I am not perfect. Sure, the dentist did tell me I have perfect teeth—I can even fit my wisdom teeth. And behind my flubby stomach, there is a 6 pack that I don’t dare show the world because I have a fear of envy. And with these thoughts in mind, I must confess that, from time-to-time, I get stuck in patterns.

I should also admit that my life is full of realizing incredibly inane and obvious things. Currently, I work as a Web Project Manager and I started this job four months ago. When I started, in the men’s bathroom, the paper towel dispenser was on the north wall. Unfortunately, the paper towel dispenser was above the basket that holds the magazines and inevitably, after washing your hands, you would end up dripping water all over the magazines and that was a bit gross. All the men in the office got together to discuss this and we came up with the brilliant idea of moving the paper towel dispenser to the south wall. Problem solved. Until the next time.

I went to the bathroom and I washed my hands, turned to the north wall and remembered it was moved. Well, for the last month, every time I went to the bathroom and washed my hands I turned to the north wall first. Needless to say, I was stuck in a pattern. It was like I lost a limb and I was having phantom paper towel dispenser sensations.

Luckily, even though I am sometimes hard-headed, I can change. We bloggers live in a medium that is inherently organic and therefore changing and perhaps this is the greatest argument for being an organic blogger. We must change with the times and with ourselves. Being organic means that we are constantly changing and we have the sails open and are ready to move. Some times we might drop the anchor, but we can only stay static for a short time.

Where did the sailing imagery coming from? How do you approach growth and change?

This was the third part of the series ‘Being Sold (Out)’. You can also read part one and two.

Photo by Alyson Hurt