Gandhi once stated that we should be the change we wish to see in the world. Many of us know that quote well--it's on t-shirts, bumper stickers, pins, you name it. It's a nice sentiment.
How about we make it real?
On this day after election day, the hand-wringing, the belly-aching, and the angry words have begun in earnest. Everyday folks become psychics and seerers; sometimes I wonder if they themselves will be hugely let down if their dire "predictions" don't come true.
I don't know about you, but I personally can't make the gas prices go up or down, I can't keep the Christmas commercials not be on way too early in the season, I can't change how people half a world away have viewed our country for the past century+. I can, however, be the change I wish to see in my immediate world.
I can be kind; I can be helpful; I can be spiritual; I can be forgiving; I can help my brother and sister in need.
I'm a big believer in people; I still believe they are wondrous creations of a loving God. I will forever believe that once we remove our own egos from our daily lives and faithfully serve, we can see change in the world for the better.
We have energy to use each day--we can expend it for good or we can waste it on negativity.
My challenge today to all of you reading this--be the change you wish to see in the world. Set your sights on a kinder, healthier world--then do your part to make it happen.
Peace.
