{"id":96,"date":"2010-11-02T23:33:15","date_gmt":"2010-11-02T23:33:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/haveamagnificentday\/2010\/11\/be-the-change-you-want-to-see-in-the-world.html"},"modified":"2010-11-02T23:33:15","modified_gmt":"2010-11-02T23:33:15","slug":"be-the-change-you-want-to-see-in-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/haveamagnificentday\/2010\/11\/be-the-change-you-want-to-see-in-the-world.html","title":{"rendered":"Be The Change You Want to See in the World"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span class=\"EmailStyle15\"><span><font face=\"Verdana\"><strong>&#8220;<em>We must become the change we want to see in the world<\/em>.&#8221;<\/strong><\/font><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span class=\"EmailStyle15\"><span><font face=\"Verdana\"><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/font><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><font face=\"Verdana\"><strong><span class=\"EmailStyle15\"><span><span>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"EmailStyle15\"><span>Gandhi<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>It is easy to complain and talk about how bad things are.<br \/>If you listen to most conversations, people complain&nbsp;a lot.<\/p>\n<p>The problem is that complaining locks you into that negative energy.<br \/>It keeps you stuck.<\/p>\n<p>It is wise to take responsibility in your life and create solutions.<br \/>It is powerful to be creative and to&nbsp;improve yourself and the situations you are in.<\/p>\n<p>Our world has changed radically over the past few years.<br \/>The economy will never go back to the way it was before the Great&nbsp;Recession.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The government is not going to bail us out, corporate America is not going to provide for our health insurance or retirement.&nbsp; It is time to stop looking for someone else to take care of us.<br \/>We must learn to be responsible for ourselves and learn how to self-generate.<\/p>\n<p>This is a new time and a new way of being in the world&nbsp;economy.<br \/>People are learning to listen to their own truth and to&nbsp;take care of their own&nbsp;health.<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s elect ourselves to be responsible for our own lives and to set a standard of excellence<br \/>in our lives so that others can be inspired and take heart to know that&nbsp;they can do it too.<\/p>\n<p>You can transform your problems and challenges into new opportunities.<br \/>You have to take action and do something about them and make a choice for change.<\/p>\n<p>All of&nbsp;your thoughts and dreams are great, yet it is your positive and focused action that&nbsp;bring&nbsp;your dreams into reality.&nbsp; Now is the time.<\/p>\n<p>Take the next step.&nbsp;&nbsp;Go for it.&nbsp; Take a risk.&nbsp;&nbsp;You can do it.<\/p>\n<p>smiles,<br \/>\ud83d\ude42 Lee<br \/>aka<br \/><em>The Mega Coach<font color=\"#000099\" size=\"2\" face=\"Verdana\">&nbsp;<\/font><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoPlainText\"><font color=\"#000099\" size=\"2\" face=\"Verdana\">&nbsp;<\/font><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoPlainText\"><font color=\"#000099\" size=\"2\" face=\"Verdana\">&nbsp;<\/font><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoPlainText\"><font color=\"#000099\" size=\"2\" face=\"Verdana\">&nbsp;<\/font><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoPlainText\"><font color=\"#000099\" size=\"2\" face=\"Verdana\">&nbsp;<\/font><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoPlainText\"><font color=\"#000099\" size=\"2\" face=\"Verdana\">&nbsp;<\/font><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoPlainText\"><font color=\"#000099\" size=\"2\" face=\"Verdana\">&nbsp;<\/font><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoPlainText\"><font color=\"#000099\" size=\"2\" face=\"Verdana\">&nbsp;<\/font><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoPlainText\"><font color=\"#000099\" size=\"2\" face=\"Verdana\">&nbsp;<\/font><\/p>\n<p><p>&nbsp; <\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &#8220;We must become the change we want to see in the world.&#8221; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Gandhi &nbsp; It is easy to complain and talk about how bad things are.If you listen to most conversations, people complain&nbsp;a lot. 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