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It Starts with me Taking Responsibility

“Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.” — Leo Tolstoy
Change happens whether we like it or not and regardless of whether we do anything about it. Tomorrow will be different than today. We can resist, but that is a bit like standing in a river and trying to hold back the water – useless. We have a choice to watch change passively happening around us, or to participate and lead it. 

Intellectually we all accept the value of change, but we are not so ebullient when it comes down to us being the one who must change. In order to make change at any level of “stuckness,” you have to identify a small action you can take and from there gain momentum. Anyone, anywhere, can start an initiative of change by applying the words of Mahatma Gandhi: Be the change you want to see in the world. If you want to see an end to corruption, start by being scrupulously honest yourself. If you want to see peace in the world, start within your own family. If you care about the environment, start looking at your own patterns of consumption and waste. Start, but don't stop there. If we can all just realize that we are responsible for our lives and that we are capable of creating such amazing relationships that give our lives meaning, then we won’t have to accept the mediocrity we have been living. 

Too often people allow the past circumstances to determine the future outcome without realizing that the only power that the past has over the future is the power that we give it. Our generation has great potential to reach and impact the world around us but this won't happen as long as our eyes are looking down -- fixed to our phones, our shoes, and only to ourselves. If we want to make a difference in our family, our school, and the world, then it starts with us looking up. Change starts within ourselves. Change starts within me. I'll take responsibility for the  person I am today and trust that God will provide me with all the need to become the person He is calling me to be. 


“All meaningful and lasting change starts on the inside and works its way out.” ~Anonymous.


The biggest change will often have to come in how we view things – how we perceive the world is treating us, how hard done by we are, how unfair life is! So, the next time you want something to change, look inside yourself and determine what it is about you that must change. Start there first! You are the only force that can create the change you seek, and you can only do that after you accept things as they are. 


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