A brief content note: My mother is up in arms about yesterday’s post because she insists that I’m important. Thanks, Mom! And I am, in the way that individuals are important to other individuals, and to the world in general. But I try not to feel overly important.
In the interest of clarification, allow me to explain.
There’s a difference between being important and feeling self-important.
I like that Eleanor Roosevelt quote not because I think I’m unimportant, or think that other people are unimportant. My point in sharing that quote from Roosevelt (one of the more important women from the past century) is that I don’t think it pays to feel one’s importance too much.
How you can make a difference in the world, invest time and energy in the people and things you care about, alleviate others’ problems and generally be a good person, those are all things worth thinking about.
I hope I’m not self-important, and I try not to overthink my awesomeness. (Which, to be fair, is real. Just ask my mom*:)
What do we live for, if not to make life less difficult for each other? — George Eliot
* Who is also awesome! And I bet you’re awesome too:)
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J.R. Johnson 
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