Change.

I missed a day. I was blogless for a day.  It seems unfortunate, yes.  But I also have a life outside of blogging, so it was bound to happen sooner or later! I will fix this, but it has been a busy and stressful few days. 

I've finally gotten around to watching the Presidential debate, and I thought it was fantastic.  I'm not going to tell you know I'm voting for, but I know that I'm making the right choice.  I also find politics fascinating, so that's probably part of it.  I find it intellectually stimulating and it always bums me out a little bit when I try to speak with others in my generation about issues that matter and they only know about one stance on their politician of choice that they heard from someone else.  I don't understand how you can live in America, take your freedom for granted, and not be interested in the direction that your country is headed in and how you can make a difference.  Everyone holds the ability to make a difference, few people actually realize this.  Even if you only make the difference in one person's life -what if they make a difference in someone else's life and so on and so on and the person at the end of the line becomes someone who truly makes a difference.  It's a butterfly effect.  One good deed comes back to you, multiple good deeds makes a difference.  The same with negativity, because nothing helps a bad mood better than spreading it around. 

Not to make this statement sounds as though it's referring to rumors, because that's much smaller than what I'm referring to.  I'm saying that more people need to take time and stop complaining about things that bother them -stop complaining and make a change.  A change in your life, a change in someone else's life, a change in your business, your community, all of it.  Help someone out, plan a fundraiser for what you deem to be a worthy cause.  Be the change you wish to see in the world, it sounds cliche but it's so true.

I can't stress this enough -no one else is going to change your life for you, rarely for the better anyhow.  If you want more money, you have to apply for jobs.  You can't expect your friend to ask for help, you normally have to ask them what you can do for them.  You can't expect everyone else to know what you want out of your community, you have to vote.  You cannot expect "Change" to come from your government if you haven't done your research on what that entails.  The smallest deeds from adopting an animal to the larger deeds of running for a county supervisor position.  Everything is important, whether you make a difference in a single life or an entire town.  Volunteer, go on a mission trip, share your skills.  Make a difference. Today.

Love,
Alice