Wanna make a change?

I hope this post finds you well. I just wanted to thank you all for all of your hard work and remind you of the difference you make in many peoples lives everyday. That is so important to understand.

You may or may not be a Michael Jackson fan and you may or may not have watched any of his memorial service. But either way, I found some very inspiring themes throughout the coverage and more importantly from his words and music.

Although it’s very difficult at times, I choose to live my life with one primary focus. I want the world around me to be better today than it was yesterday. And, if I can help influence that, then I feel completely fulfilled. I ask myself regularly what I need to do to influence that change or help make the world around me better. The only answer I keep hearing is that the change I seek has to start with me.

Why the Michael Jackson reference you ask? Well these lyrics from Man in the Mirror really struck me and I thought I’d share them..

..If you wanna make the world a better place take a look at yourself and then make a change.

Pretty powerful statement. Change on any level is very hard to do. But true change in oneself, as hard as it may be, can be so incredibly inspiring and moving. Sometimes the hardest step to take if you want to change is the first one. It takes courage. It takes commitment. It takes trust in yourself. It might hurt along the way but I’ll bet you find that it’s well worth it.