Age makes you appreciate lots of things and one of the things that I really have an appreciation for these days are the mirrors on my car.
Now it’s not that I didn’t appreciate them when I was younger, it just seems that now I drive a little more responsibly than I use too and the mirrors always help me see things that I possibly wouldn’t see if I didn’t have them. I guess you could say they help me see the “blind spots”.
When I talk about “blind spots” I’m really talking about those areas that are tough to see and no matter where I look from where I am sitting in my vehicle, I just can’t see these areas without the help of my mirrors.
The same goes with life. The other day I was having a conversation with a friend who is someone that holds me accountable. During our conversation he brought up something that he saw in my life, a “blind spot” that I couldn’t see without some help.
That’s what accountability is all about. Letting someone look at your life and help you see things that you would normally be unable to see from where you sit. Let me be perfectly honest and let you know that having someone point these things out in your life isn’t really comfortable no matter what age you are, but it is one of those things that I have learned has great value.
Do you have a “blind spot” and maybe the bigger questions is are you allowing people in your life to hold you accountable for those things that are going on in your life that maybe you are unable to see?
Mirrors on my car are priceless and so are my friends that help me see areas in my life that need attention.
