Let The Change Be YOU: Every Litter Bit Helps
November 19, 2009
“From a spiritual point of view, a leader is only a reflection of the consciousness of the people. Therefore, that leader will only be as strong and powerful as the people he serves. Bad leaders are meant to rouse us to take action. When we see something we don’t like in our leadership, it is to show us what is what we need to recognize and transform within ourselves.” Yehuda Berg, The Power to Change Everything
We are on the verge of a revolution. Not the militaristic kind but it is definitely time for a change. It is time to stand up and speak out. We need to stop complaining, stop moaning and get into positive action. No one is going to do it for us. It is up to us to lead the way.
There used to be a category of people called Leaders. Linguistically speaking, if there is a leader there must be a follower. But today we don’t have time to waste following others. Each of us in our own way need to be leading our own personal revolution.
What needs to change in you, your world, your household, your body or your neighborhood? If it needs to be done then guess who’s the one to do it? That’s right it’s YOU.
How many times do you go out the door, see some trash and walk on by? But then you come home, see that your neighbor dropped his cigarette butt on the sidewalk in front of your house and you get pissed.
I know I do because that’s exactly what my neighbor does and it really makes me mad. But I also noticed that I could feel very justified for being mad at him and blame him for the trash on my street. But the truth is, it’s up to me to change that, not him. This is what I mean by a personal revolution. I am choosing to be the change that I want to see.
So instead of knocking on his door and asking him to pick the butt up, I went inside, got my little baggie and picked it up myself. But then I realized that I couldn’t stop there. I went across the street and picked up a few more and now every time I’m out for a walk with Miss Sweetie, I pick up as many as I can. It’s up to me.
The only way to create a universal revolution is to create a personal one. And that’s not easy. It is not fun. It’s not fame producing. It doesn’t earn you any bread and butter. The only thing it does for you is to let you know deep inside that you are doing what it takes to create a better world. That’s it. That’s all you get out of it. If that’s not enough then this world is not going to change.
In picking up my neighbors cigarette butts I am not going to win an award or get written up in the paper. In fact no one really cares. But on a more universal level, if I can do those things that need to be done, without try to get a personal reward then I can sleep well at night. In other words, be at peace in my soul.
The gift is that my neighbors nasty cigarette butt made me realize that I need to go beyond the scope of my own personal pitiful annoyances and make the difference that I can, right here on my own street.
What about you? Where do you need to lead the way to your own personal revolution? What are you complaining about that you are leaving up to someone else to change? Think about it. It’s not pretty. If you truly find the honest nugget of what you need to change, you will get a kind of queasy feeling in the pit of your stomach. Like, “Ugh I know I need to be doing that but I don’t really want to.” That’s the one to go for.
I don’t honestly enjoy picking up cigarette butts, especially from my unconscious neighbor who could so easily put them in the trash! I annoys me and I’d rather be doing something else with my time, but I have to get beyond that annoyance and think about my other neighbors, the neighborhood and the world. Would our world be better if I picked it up rather than just complained? The answer is yes - Every litter bit helps!
Remember that saying? It’s true. Every tiny action, every tiny thought, every miniscule change that you personally make will be imprinted on the universe forever. And I’m not just getting meta-physical with you, it is scientifically true. Although the mystics have always been far ahead of the scientists in this regard, they are now catching up. Even science says that this is a good idea.
Change in one part affects change in all the others.
So today let the change be YOU. Don’t wait for President Obama or your neighbor or your neighborhood, today be the leader that you wish was leading our world.
Stop complaining and start acting. Well I gotta go. If I’m going to walk my talk I better get outside right now with my little baggie and start my morning pick up! Let me know how you are leading the way for a better world, starting now.
Yours in stories that change the world,
Annie
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