What are we waiting for?

So, if we’re waiting for this whole thing to be over and things to return to “normal” it won’t likely   happen. If we’re waiting to be “ok” until someone fixes all this for us, that won’t happen either.

Our leaders, policy makers, and business owners are doing their best to navigate through this unprecedented time. We agree with some decisions and don’t agree with others. There seems to be more to divide us than ever before.

Are we doing our part? Sure, we’re social distancing, washing our hands and sanitizing. We’re putting more focus on being healthy. Is that our only responsibility?

What if we release our expectation of how things “should” be and accept that we are in the process of learning our new normal. What if we would be patient with ourselves and others during this process and compassion showed up instead of judgement. Changing what we can inspires others to do the same and soon we are moving towards solutions we didn’t know existed.

Here’s the deal…we have very little control over what happens in our outer world. We try like hell to control everything and the harder we try the more we’re left feeling stressed. The only thing we can control is what goes on in the inside and how we show up. We can’t control what others do, think, say,  or how they act and we don’t have to agree or like it. That’s a bit of a relief don’t you think? Our responsibility is how we show up, not anyone else. Will we see changes in the world if we take responsibility for ourselves?
For sure!

It’s our responsibility to show up and not judge each other. We all feel differently about things based on our unique life experiences. Those differences can be shared so we can learn. Learning from each other unites us while judging each other separates us. Before saying or doing something let’s ask ourselves if it will add value. Giving someone a dirty look or making a nasty comment because of how they show up doesn’t add value to us or them. In a perfect world everyone would take responsibility. That’s probably not going to happen. We don’t all have to. It takes a small group of individuals to start a ripple effect that can make big changes in our world.  If you’re still here I believe you’re reading this for a reason.

Waiting for someone to “fix” everything or take responsibility for ourselves…the choice is ours.

When we change the world changes.

When we change the world changes.