Proactivating, NOT Complaining!
Disclaimer: I am not using this newsletter as a platform for political, social, economic, or environmental change. The following is meant to be inspirational and thought-provoking only.
The current political climate is one of anxiety, frustrations, uncertainty, and I am sure a host of other colorful adjectives. Almost every day, I cannot but be overwhelmed with all the gloom, doom, and bemoaning that comes across my newsfeed on Facebook. Pretty much every political, social, and environmental post presents current, or potential outcomes of negative, dire, harmful, (and the list goes on) events that you or I can do absolutely nothing about. For some, it may sooth their soul to enlighten others of these occurrences, which is completely their prerogative and/or option to do so. However, I ask this, “To what end, besides regurgitating someone else’s claims, whether true or not, does this achieve?”
Perhaps a more proactive approach could be of greater benefit. Instead of just simply sharing an article about the extinction of a great many animal species by the year 2050, one could provide a few (or many) ways in which we can positively impact our community’s ecosystem. Now, this is just an example. That said, the global scale of politics, social issues, etc. are beyond most of our abilities to impact. However, each of us possess the ability to proactively and positively affect our immediate situations, communities, and environments. So, I leave you with this quote from Mother Teresa, “Not all of us can do great things. But, we can all do small things with great love.”
