We Need To Do More Than Talk

I don’t think things have changed as much as people tend to believe.

We just talk about things more now, bring them out into the open, are less likely to think they cannot be changed.

That doesn’t mean we know how to change them, or are even willing to do what is actually necessary to change them.  It only means there is this vague sense that it is possible.

I don’t know if this is good, or bad.  It’s bad if I think someone else is going to do the changing and all I need to do is wait, or moan, or force the issue.  It’s good if it leads me to actively find and institute a real solution.

I think the possibility for positive change is much more available now than it used to be, but maybe that also makes people think it is less valuable.

I was given an old antique chest of drawers when I was very young.  To me it was simply old.  I didn’t really care for it and eventually just gave it away.  Today I would love to have it back.  It would be one of my prized possessions.  I would polish it and put in a place of honor.

Education seems to be the key.  Not just going to school, but learning something.  The better informed I am, the better I am able to make good decisions.

The idea that if I keep doing the same old things I will keep getting the same old results is actually not true.  If I keep doing the same old things and they aren’t working, things might get even worse.

Talking is only the first step.