A lot of people wait their whole life expecting something or at least, someone would change their situation. Like a better leader, better opportunity, or something positive. But what they fail to understand is that change does not just happen from nowhere, it is basically created by the people who have made the decision to act. The world does not get better by the wishful thinking of people, but by the acts of people who have chosen to become the change that other people are hoping for. Like in your neighbourhood, in your community, even in your family, you can do something to make someone feel better - this is the change that they may have been waiting for.
In order to become a change that people are waiting for, you need to have a shift in your mindset. For example; instead of asking "when will this change come?" You will shift your mindset to asking "what can I do to make things become better?" By asking this question, it already means that you are ready to transform your life. It moves you from just waiting for change to becoming the change that others are waiting for. In the journey of life, do not be a spectator, but be a full participant, so as to partake of the benefits in it. Throughout history, the people that made impact in their era did not wait for change, they did not also wait for the perfect condition, rather they moved with what they had and created the change they want.
You are put in an environment to fulfill a purpose. You are to look within your environment and see what is missing, then make a decision to fill the gap. You do not need to complain about what is happening, because you may not have had control over it, what you need to do it to take step and make a move to make things better. When you have made the decision to be the change, you will stop blaming circumstances and people, and start taking steps to create solution. It is true that you may not have the whole resources that you may need, but there is nothing stopping you from starting with what you have.
There are times that it costs little or nothing to create a change. A true smile does not cost anything, but it can positively change the atmosphere around you. A kind and soft word is without cost, yet it can lift up a weary heart. An idea may look small, but when the appropriate actions are put into it, it can transform the world around you. You see, if you decide to become a change, you will discover that what you have at hand is more than enough. A lot of the great movements you see today are born out of a decision by the determined heart to become a change.
Being the change that others are waiting for means that you are consciously imbibing the same values that you want to see around you. For example; if you want an honest society, then start by living with integrity. If you want peace, then you must be a peacemaker yourself. If you want progress, then you have to learn to take steps, start from where you are, do things you are meant to do even if it means taking small step at a time. Trust me, what you do has a lot of power even beyond what you just say. When people see that you are living the change, it will actually motivate and inspire them to also rise and do the same to create their own change.
Creating change, mostly, does not require something dramatic. It can be something as little as mentoring or teaching someone, giving a faithful service in your group, standing on the side of truth, etc. These acts may look small, but when they are repeated daily, they can pull unimaginable power, and create massive change than you can ever imagine. Always have in mind that your courage to act can inspire others to act, and thereby creating a ripple effect of change. Stop waiting for the change you want to come, take steps to create the kind of change you need.
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