It is easy to believe that life revolves around us, not in arrogance, but simply because we experience the world from the inside out. Our thoughts, our worries, our plans, they take up so much space that it’s easy to forget the vastness of what exists beyond them. But right now, as you read this, a million other lives are unfolding. Somewhere, a child is laughing for the first time. Someone is watching the ocean and feeling small in the best way. Someone is hearing their favorite song without knowing it will become their favorite. Someone is falling in love. Someone is letting go. The world is not waiting for us to catch up. It moves, independent of our thoughts, expanding in ways we will never fully witness. And maybe that is a comfort, that we are part of something so much greater than our own small sphere of existence. That while we are caught in our own worries, there are sunsets still happening, conversations still unfolding, stories still being written. So when life feels overwhelming, step outside of yourself. Look at the sky. Listen to the sounds of a world that is bigger than what’s in your mind. Because somewhere, something beautiful is happening, and whether or not we see it, it is real.