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Dealing
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The art of encouragement
Feel great about yourself
Speak with
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Searching
for satisfaction
Green with Envy
Create a space that inspires you
Celebrate who you are
You can be happy Today
Where can you
find Peace?
Change yourself to
change the world
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A Different Road
 It’s
easy to be overwhelmed by the size of our task. In spite of the
odds, we should choose to walk the path as an agent of change.
To make a difference in our fallen world seems a daunting task. How does
one small person create peace in a big world full of hate? Maybe a change
of perspective and inner will is what we need more than resources and
power. If we can accept that hate is not abstract but stems from
circumstances, which in many cases can be avoided, and that killers and
rapists are not born, but made, creating peace and bringing change takes
on a new appearance. Not only does it bring hope, it is also tangible.
Making a difference in the world does not necessarily require
playing the roles of diplomats, politicians, policy analysts or
even combatants, but of being willing individuals determined to build
bridges of understanding with other people. With the inner will and
courage to believe that a difference can be made, influential agents of
change come from our own homes, our neighbourhoods and our workplaces.
I am a strong believer that outward change stems from an inner will to
change. Just as our faces mirror our inner spirit, so does our belief
system influence our every thought, word, and deed. Change in the hearts
and minds of individuals can bring great and far-reaching results. In the
words of Mahatma Ghandi, “You must be the change you wish to see in
the world.”
Making a difference is not necessarily the
re-enactment of previous measures, or walking in the footsteps of the
great agents of change who have gone before us. It is also the
courage to take measures that have not already been taken, It’s not just
making a difference, but also doing something different. “If something
has not been done before, it does not mean it can’t be done; it only means
that you could be the first to do it,” says Kofi Annan, Secretary General
of the United Nations. As with everything in life, every small and
seemingly insignificant step counts. Robert Frost understood this:
“Two roads diverged in a wood, and I –
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.”
I challenge you: Carry an inner will and courage to make a difference and
become an agent of change. Travel the road that is less traveled and far
less sought.
Our belief system does indeed influence our every thought. What is
your belief system based on? Are you able to forgive or love others? Have
you been forgiven or loved yourself? Perhaps the first change that needs
to happen is to change the way you see yourself and the world around you.
You are a woman loved by God.
Take a look at your life. How would you describe it?
Contented? Rushed? Exciting? Stressful? Moving forward? Holding back? For
many of us it’s all of the above at times. There are things we dream of
doing one day, there are things we wish we could forget. What would
your life look like if you could start over with a clean slate?
Living with hope
If you are looking for peace, there is a way to balance your life. No one
can be perfect, or have a perfect life. But every one of us has the
opportunity to experience perfect grace through a personal relationship
with God .
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