Be the Change

Be the change you wish to see in this world.~Mahatma Gandhi

What a magnificent quote! Something had moved me from the very first day I saw it. I did not know much about Gandhi and didn't realize what a wonderful man he was promoting peace and leading India to independence.  Officially honored as the "Father of the Nation" in India. He was a Great Man and someone to be truly admired.

It really made me think about how we live our lives and how we are so quick to point fingers of the way things are in this world.  Good, bad or indifferent.  We must realize we have the ability to make a change; to be that change.  It is all within ourselves to make that difference.  We can complain all we want about the things we feel are unjust and unfair, but if we don't find it within ourselves to decide to be a part of making that change, then it is us who contribute to it's continuous existence.

So many of walk through life afraid.  Fearful of so many things, especially change.  Feeding into our fears just creates more and more.  Where we find at one point in life it has completely paralyzed us.  As my father has always said, " change is good".  Of course he was talking to the waiter or waitress at the restaurant when he would pay the bill and they would say, "Do you need change?" or "Would you like change?".  I still crack up to this day when I think about it, not realizing he was sending me a message at a very young age.  Change is GOOD!!!

This world is filled with a lot of bullshit.  Lots of misconceptions, misleading and many times manipulating.  Why feed into it?  We need to make a difference, especially for our children.  Teaching them that anything is possible, dreaming BIG is the only way to dream.  That in order to become the outstanding, loving and respectful citizens of this beautiful universe,  BE THAT CHANGE!!! Make an impact and inspire others.  Find beauty, love and inspiration in all that is around and believe that reaching for the stars is not just something they read in their storybooks when they were kids.  Belief in yourself is the foundation for which reaching for those stars is completely possible.  It will only help to shine their light and make it even brighter.