diff --git a/src/elements/button.rs b/src/elements/button.rs
index d4f8932..0d8d5ed 100644
--- a/src/elements/button.rs
+++ b/src/elements/button.rs
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ impl ButtonBuilder {
         self
     }
 
-    pub fn build(self, gui_handler: Arc<GuiHandler>) -> Result<Arc<Button>> {
+    pub fn build(self, gui_handler: Arc<GuiHandler<'_>>) -> Result<Arc<Button<'_>>> {
         let framable = Framable::new(gui_handler.clone(), false)?;
 
         let normal = FillType::new(
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ impl ButtonBuilder {
         let clickable = Clickable::new(framable.clone(), click_executable.clone());
 
         let selectable = Selectable::new(
-            gui_handler,
+            &gui_handler,
             click_executable.clone(),
             select_executable.clone(),
             on_select_executable.clone(),
@@ -253,10 +253,10 @@ pub enum ButtonSelectMode {
     Bigger,
 }
 
-pub struct Button {
+pub struct Button<'a> {
     clickable: Arc<Clickable>,
     hoverable: Arc<Hoverable>,
-    selectable: Arc<Selectable>,
+    selectable: Arc<Selectable<'a>>,
     framable: Arc<Framable>,
     iconizable: IconizableWrapper,
     textable: TextableWrapper,
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ pub struct Button {
     visible: AtomicBool,
 }
 
-impl Button {
+impl<'a> Button<'a> {
     pub fn builder() -> ButtonBuilder {
         ButtonBuilder {
             icon: None,
@@ -366,7 +366,10 @@ impl Button {
         self.textable.set_text_color(text_color)
     }
 
-    pub fn try_from(button_info: &ButtonInfo, gui_handler: &Arc<GuiHandler>) -> Result<Arc<Self>> {
+    pub fn try_from(
+        button_info: &ButtonInfo,
+        gui_handler: &Arc<GuiHandler<'a>>,
+    ) -> Result<Arc<Self>> {
         let mut button_builder = Button::builder()
             .set_select_mode(button_info.select_mode)
             .set_isolate(button_info.isolate);
@@ -423,7 +426,7 @@ impl Button {
     }
 }
 
-impl GuiElementTraits for Button {
+impl<'a> GuiElementTraits for Button<'a> {
     fn gridable(&self) -> Option<&dyn Gridable> {
         Some(self)
     }
@@ -432,12 +435,12 @@ impl GuiElementTraits for Button {
         Some(self)
     }
 
-    fn downcast<'a>(&'a self) -> Option<GuiElement<'a>> {
+    fn downcast<'b>(&'b self) -> Option<GuiElement<'b>> {
         Some(GuiElement::Button(self))
     }
 }
 
-impl Visibility for Button {
+impl<'a> Visibility for Button<'a> {
     fn visible(&self) -> bool {
         self.visible.load(SeqCst)
     }
@@ -469,7 +472,7 @@ impl Visibility for Button {
     }
 }
 
-impl Gridable for Button {
+impl<'a> Gridable for Button<'a> {
     fn set_frame(
         &self,
         x: i32,
@@ -494,7 +497,7 @@ impl Gridable for Button {
         Ok(())
     }
 
-    fn selectable(&self) -> Option<&Arc<Selectable>> {
+    fn selectable(&self) -> Option<&Arc<Selectable<'_>>> {
         Some(&self.selectable)
     }
 
@@ -522,7 +525,7 @@ impl Gridable for Button {
     }
 }
 
-impl Drop for Button {
+impl<'a> Drop for Button<'a> {
     fn drop(&mut self) {
         if self.visible.load(SeqCst) {
             self.disable_base().unwrap();
@@ -531,7 +534,7 @@ impl Drop for Button {
 }
 
 // private
-impl Button {
+impl<'a> Button<'a> {
     // fn create_hovered_changed_callback(button: Arc<Button>) -> Result<()> {
     //     let button_weak = Arc::downgrade(&button);
 
@@ -554,7 +557,7 @@ impl Button {
     //         .set_hovered_changed_callback(Some(hovered_changed))
     // }
 
-    fn create_clicked_changed_callback(button: Arc<Button>) {
+    fn create_clicked_changed_callback(button: Arc<Button<'a>>) {
         let button_weak = Arc::downgrade(&button);
 
         let clicked_changed = Box::new(move || {
@@ -576,7 +579,7 @@ impl Button {
             .set_clicked_changed_callback(Some(clicked_changed));
     }
 
-    fn create_selected_changed_callback(button: Arc<Button>) {
+    fn create_selected_changed_callback(button: Arc<Button<'a>>) {
         let button_weak = Arc::downgrade(&button);
 
         let selected_changed = move |selected| {
@@ -697,8 +700,8 @@ impl Button {
     }
 }
 
-impl Deref for Button {
-    type Target = Arc<Selectable>;
+impl<'a> Deref for Button<'a> {
+    type Target = Arc<Selectable<'a>>;
 
     fn deref(&self) -> &Self::Target {
         &self.selectable
diff --git a/src/gui_handler/gui/selectable.rs b/src/gui_handler/gui/selectable.rs
index b1f96cc..b1aab5f 100644
--- a/src/gui_handler/gui/selectable.rs
+++ b/src/gui_handler/gui/selectable.rs
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ use std::sync::{
 /// `Selectable` gives the ability to navigate per button or controller to
 /// optionally adjacent neighbour Selectables and to execute a closure
 /// when the current Selectable is pressed
-pub struct Selectable {
-    gui_handler: Arc<GuiHandler>,
+pub struct Selectable<'a> {
+
 
     selected: AtomicBool,
 
@@ -32,33 +32,33 @@ pub struct Selectable {
     isolate: bool,
 
     // used when clicked
-    executable: Arc<Executable<()>>,
+    executable: Arc<Executable<&'a mut World>>,
 
     // used internally by button
-    selected_changed_executable: Arc<Executable<bool>>,
+    selected_changed_executable: Arc<Executable<(&'a mut World, bool)>>,
 
     // exposed externally for event
-    on_select_executable: Arc<Executable<bool>>,
+    on_select_executable: Arc<Executable<(&'mut World, bool)>>,
 
     // used for custom buttons
-    custom_callback: RwLock<Option<Box<dyn Fn(ControllerButton) -> Result<bool> + Send + Sync>>>,
+    custom_callback: RwLock<Option<Box<dyn Fn(&mut World, ControllerButton) -> Result<bool> + Send + Sync>>>,
 }
 
-impl Selectable {
+impl<'a> Selectable<'a> {
     /// Factory method for `Selectable`, returns `Arc<Selectable>`.
     ///
     /// # Arguments
     ///
     /// * `executable` is a `Arc<Executable>` instance
     pub fn new(
-        gui_handler: Arc<GuiHandler>,
+        gui_handler: &'a GuiHandler<'a>,
         executable: Arc<Executable<()>>,
         selected_changed_executable: Arc<Executable<bool>>,
         on_select_executable: Arc<Executable<bool>>,
         isolate: bool,
     ) -> Arc<Self> {
         Arc::new(Selectable {
-            gui_handler,
+
 
             selected: AtomicBool::new(false),
 
diff --git a/src/gui_handler/gui_handler.rs b/src/gui_handler/gui_handler.rs
index 1ad58bd..02e8af0 100644
--- a/src/gui_handler/gui_handler.rs
+++ b/src/gui_handler/gui_handler.rs
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ impl TextToScreen {
     }
 }
 
-pub struct GuiHandler {
+pub struct GuiHandler<'a> {
     device: Arc<Device>,
     queue: Arc<Mutex<Queue>>,
 
@@ -241,18 +241,18 @@ pub struct GuiHandler {
     current_writeable: RwLock<Option<Arc<Writeable>>>,
     current_hoverable: RwLock<Option<Arc<Hoverable>>>,
     current_clickable: RwLock<Option<Arc<Clickable>>>,
-    current_selectable: RwLock<Option<Arc<Selectable>>>,
+    current_selectable: RwLock<Option<Arc<Selectable<'a>>>>,
 
     text_sample_count: VkSampleCountFlags,
 
     callback_list: Mutex<Vec<Box<dyn FnOnce() -> Result<()> + Send + Sync>>>,
 }
 
-impl GuiHandler {
+impl<'a> GuiHandler<'a> {
     pub fn new(
         gui_handler_create_info: GuiHandlerCreateInfo<'_>,
         context: &impl ContextInterface,
-    ) -> Result<Arc<GuiHandler>> {
+    ) -> Result<Arc<Self>> {
         let device = context.device();
         let queue = context.queue();
 
@@ -724,7 +724,7 @@ impl GuiHandler {
         Ok(false)
     }
 
-    pub fn current_selectable(&self) -> Result<Option<Arc<Selectable>>> {
+    pub fn current_selectable(&self) -> Result<Option<Arc<Selectable<'a>>>> {
         match self.current_selectable.read().unwrap().as_ref() {
             Some(selectable) => Ok(Some(selectable.clone())),
             None => Ok(None),
@@ -1064,7 +1064,7 @@ macro_rules! remove_element {
 }
 
 // object handling
-impl GuiHandler {
+impl<'a> GuiHandler<'a> {
     // framable
     pub(crate) fn add_framable(&self, layer: i32, framable: Arc<Framable>) -> Result<()> {
         add_element!(self.layers, layer, framable);
@@ -1101,13 +1101,17 @@ impl GuiHandler {
     }
 
     // selectable
-    pub(crate) fn add_selectable(&self, layer: i32, selectable: Arc<Selectable>) -> Result<()> {
+    pub(crate) fn add_selectable(&self, layer: i32, selectable: Arc<Selectable<'a>>) -> Result<()> {
         add_element!(self.layers, layer, selectable);
 
         Ok(())
     }
 
-    pub(crate) fn delete_selectable(&self, layer: i32, selectable: &Arc<Selectable>) -> Result<()> {
+    pub(crate) fn delete_selectable(
+        &self,
+        layer: i32,
+        selectable: &Arc<Selectable<'a>>,
+    ) -> Result<()> {
         let mut current_selectable = self.current_selectable.write().unwrap();
         if current_selectable.is_some() {
             // unwrap is safe, just tested for `is_some`
@@ -1232,7 +1236,7 @@ impl GuiHandler {
         Ok(())
     }
 
-    pub(crate) fn set_selectable(&self, selectable: Option<Arc<Selectable>>) -> Result<()> {
+    pub(crate) fn set_selectable(&self, selectable: Option<Arc<Selectable<'a>>>) -> Result<()> {
         let mut current_selectable = self.current_selectable.write().unwrap();
 
         if let Some(selectable) = current_selectable.as_ref() {
@@ -1268,7 +1272,7 @@ impl GuiHandler {
 }
 
 // private - create rendering stuff
-impl GuiHandler {
+impl<'a> GuiHandler<'a> {
     fn create_render_targets(
         device: &Arc<Device>,
         target_images: &TargetMode<Vec<Arc<Image>>>,
@@ -1594,7 +1598,7 @@ impl GuiHandler {
     }
 }
 
-impl GuiHandler {
+impl<'a> GuiHandler<'a> {
     pub fn process(
         &self,
         buffer_recorder: &mut CommandBufferRecorder<'_>,
diff --git a/src/keyboard/mod.rs b/src/keyboard/mod.rs
index 655f1f6..516647f 100644
--- a/src/keyboard/mod.rs
+++ b/src/keyboard/mod.rs
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ pub struct Keyboard {
 }
 
 impl Keyboard {
-    pub fn new(gui_handler: &Arc<GuiHandler>) -> Result<Arc<Self>> {
+    pub fn new(gui_handler: &Arc<GuiHandler<'a>>) -> Result<Arc<Self>> {
         let text_field_gui: Arc<GuiBuilder> =
             GuiBuilder::from_str(gui_handler, include_str!("text_field.xml"))?;