Yardstick of Change

Inside a closet in my grandparents house there is a treasured wall in my heart. This wall has small lines from the the ground to the ceiling, (well not all the way to the ceiling). These lines have dates,  names, and numbers that mark a distinct spot. 

I recall my grandparents placing the yardstick in the closet to measure each line. Each line was a reminder of how much one of the grandchildren grew during a specific time. Typically this time spanned between 6 months to a year. The older we got the less marks each person had on the wall. Not that we did not want to be measured, but because there came a point for all of us that our vertical growing slowed down. After each time my grandparents "marked the spot" they would then use a yardstick to measure that line and proceed to write the height by your name and date.

I cherish this wall because I have the highest mark at 6' 4" and I can recall the days as a little child staring up at the wall inside that closest wondering how tall I would get.

The problem with that wall...is really my problem and our problem of how we measure change.

We all have a certain yardstick that we want to measure change by, but that disappoints us and it disappoints the one we are holding the yardstick up to.


How do we measure change?






(Picture: bubbels)