All change begins with one, and that one is you, that one is me. If we each resolved to make a shift in our thinking, in the way we do things, and in our daily intentions, we would have a collective of intercultural cooperation.
I will give you examples of those shifts from my own life. Have you ever heard this when you were a child, "You need to eat everything on your plate, we don't waste food, there are children starving in other countries."? At the time we all thought, but gee I don't like it and more importantly we couldn't identify with those starving children. Even better, we would have gladly given them that food. Now we are adults and we know all too well the reality of children who are starving in other countries. The first step to ending world hunger; be more mindful in your own home and at your dinner table. As I learned the power of the message I was given as a child, I realized how important it was to only take what I could eat and even more importanatly to share the bounty with others. When is the last time you made food to share?
Another great shift in my life came as a survivor of multiple types of physical and emotional abuse and being able to not only survive those realities but also come out a stronger woman. I first had to bring peace into my heart. There came a point in my life when I no longer let the fear and self doubt control my life and what I knew I needed to do. I learned to love myself so I could live. I came to accept that those things happened to me, however, they did not define me. I believe that if we want to see an end to domestic violence, child abuse and to see world peace we must first shift our hearts and homes to a peaceful mindset.
I wear many different coats in the physical realm. I am a mother, grandmother, sister, daughter, aunt. I am a survivor of domestic violence, rape, molestation, and several serious health issues. The list goes on, yet who I really am is simply Spirit. All those other things are nothing more than roles I play on the stage of life and this is no dress rehearsal. There are no second chances. So my question to you is how will you make a shift?
I would be ill serving if I did not say to those of you reading this who may be struggling, it can and will get better when you intend it to. If you need to talk it through, I encourage you to use the Say Hello page and send me a note. I am here to inspire.
