I've never been good at math - but I did go to Springville High School, so . . . Anyway, I've recently been made very aware of how many numbers we deal with on a daily basis. Phone numbers, drivers license numbers, social security numbers, personal identification numbers (and those who say PIN number can bite me,) account numbers, addresses, blood alcohol content (again, Springville High,) and the list goes on.
Pick up a newspaper and we are inundated with statistics and facts revolving around numbers. We keep track of our money (some of us better than, well, me,) our net worth, our debt . . . When we are healthy we might track our exercise time or weight-lifting capabilities, heartrate, blood sugar, cholesterol level . . . When we are sick, the list of numbers can be daunting. Whether a statistic you are bucking to prove is wrong or a white count you are hoping comes down, they are still only numbers.
I am making a conscious effort to deal with fewer numbers these days. And the numbers I am choosing to monitor are things like the number of times a sunset has moved me to tears this week, or the number of times a five year old makes me giggle. Numbers, ultimately, only have the power we assign them. I wish my bank would get on board with this!
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