by Dale and Madonna | on January 27, 2013

Be The Change

Be the change you wish to see in the world. I have come to love that perspective. I even have a blog site called “ Be the change”.  But it was in my early years I would find I was to be the change of how I experiences life. But doing so in resistance

When I was born I had such fun being carried about by my Mother. I was the fourth of 4 daughters. I liked it. I was also the only one with blonde hair. Man was I special. Then when I was about 9 months old my Mother found that she could no longer hold me as easily any longer due to the fact that my younger sister was on her way. Yes, 13 months after I was born and thought I had the world the way I wanted , my baby sister came along. No longer was I special and I was left to walk rather then be carried,  Everything had changed.
That is how to” be the change “  was expressed in resistance to what was happening. Boy I will show them. Leaving me down here while my baby sister got to ride and see much further then I . Since I was so low to the ground now.

 

“Be The Change” In Life Is Powerful

So when I took on the attitude of wanting to be the change of what had happened, I felt angry. I acted out. I recall throwing my self onto the kitchen floor and pretended I was dead. That did not last long. There are so many seconds I could hold my breath while my sisters and parents walked over me. I sure all of them had a smirk on their faces.
This plan of action was not getting me any where. Then it dawned on me. Now I can go do what ever I wanted. Free to move about the planet as I pleased. I was not having my hand held, guiding me to some place I would find boring. I recall going to Sears &Roebuck with my Mother. She loved buying things and then returning them. Sear’s is very forgiving as too how long you have had the item since the purchase. They would not ask any questions. So while my mother shopped for new items she most likely would return ,at least have of what she bought in a month or two and mostly even longer. I got to run around the store , riding on the escalators. Up and down , perhaps 20 times or more.

I Can Be The Change For Me

I feel it was a good thing to realize at a early age, that I could be the change in my life because I enjoyed what I was heading for.  What my heart felt it was here to do. And what is also humbling is knowing when I want some one else to change is my signal that I have something I need to change.   Gandhi”s famous quote  “Be the change that you wish to see in the world”  is very inspiring.

So it is up to us to make our change. We need to be the change. This is powerful and live altering , if you follow it closely.
Three cheers to be the change team mate. We will make a huge difference just by changing ourselves.
Madonna Machado
Dale Edwards Sims

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