Support systems...

..now i know you may be looking at this picture like, man, Luke has lost his mind posting this picture/sign..all you super cool sites and people have "fan signs", well although this is my only one, i can say I've been amongst the ranks of you all for a while now, simply gauging on how dated this pic happens to be..in any event, i wanted to touch on the subject of being or how important having a "support system" of some sort is..it's everything..plain and simple..and it's relatively easy to be on the supporting side..you know the bible verse.."do unto others, as you would have them do unto you"..it's just that easy..

..in life people tend to think/feel that there's a big book of rules some people live by, or pick and choose from..and they often respond with i don't know how to do this in this particular situation, or i don't know what to say in times like this..and neither of the two are necessary..being ones support system isn't always about saying the right things, sometimes its just lending an ear to listen, or a shoulder to lean/cry on..because when on the troubled end, just talking to someone, or knowing someones physically there is just enough to let you know that things are going to be ok..

i know that seems to be such an simple response to a situation that means so much, but i swear to you that that's all it takes..

in regards to having a support system, when faced with adversity, or when you hit those roadblocks, as stated before, just ending your day with someone to speak with, etc..just lets you know that someone out there cares as to what you're attempting to achieve, and it lets you know that what you're doing isn't going unnoticed and that you need to keep pressing forward because for lack of better words, someone cares..

..i know how it feels to have a support system, and not to have one..trust me, its a world of difference..but nonetheless you've gotta keep pushing..so to go full circle, i posted this pic because it was done by one whom i felt at a certain point in time, was a fan (not in the rah rah rah groupie sense of the term) and my support system, and i ran across the pic this am while going through my inbox..in closing, never let not knowing what to do or say interfere with supporting the one(s) you care for..especially when sitting in their presence with a closed mouth and open eyes and ears can place them on cloud 9..

..personally, i miss the days where it seemed as if the smallest of things i was involved in, or accomplishments i had made, that one seemed to care..its a major transition from having that, to well, not so much having that..

"We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair" ... 2 Corinthians 4:8