Be the Change You Want to See in the World!

I am extremely excited to report that I have finally decided on a mission statement for this blog, as well as in a way, my own life.

Be the change you want to see in the world.

So often, I find myself judging others for how they act, how lazy, or how unaware they are. When in fact, there are many ways that I am the same as these people that I'm so quickly judging! Going forward, if I see something I don’t like, the first thing I’m going to do is self-evaluate and see how I may be doing the same thing. Sure, I may not be too lazy to put my shopping cart back in the shopping cart return corral, but there are certainly other ways that I act lazy and half-ass things that I shouldn’t.

We can't change what others do or don't do, but we can certainly change ourselves! I refuse to believe that people can't change. That they can't improve, and make a conscious decision to live life differently. And, I can prove it! There are definitely things that I now approach differently than I used to. And, I will continue to grow, learn, and become the best me I can be.

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