“Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world.
Today I am wise, so I am changing myself.”
— Rumi
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Joanne Corey 
that would be much more practical, but I still want to change the world. IT seems a whole lot more screwed up than I am!
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No doubt true, but it’s hard to change the whole world! 😉
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it sure is!
I keep trying.
What’s the alternative? Learn to like living in a ‘shithole’? Or clean out the cesspool??
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I don’t think we have to settle for a broken world. I do think, though, that we have to be careful to “be the change we want to see in the world.” Being a positive example often has more impact than a torrent of words.
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I don’t know Joanne, I’m not that optimistic. I’ve been being a good example my entire life but not getting any noticeable impact. I hate to see whats happening all around me and nobody else seems to care
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I’m so sorry, Jill. I think it is possible that you have influenced others for good without them telling you. I understand how discouraging things are these days…
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I hope so Joanne. 🙂
That is why I continue to bang my head against the wall.
Maybe one of these days I’ll be able to find a place I can go where none of those things will bother me and I can shut up. 😉
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Until then, always appreciate hearing from you, Jill!
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And if we change ourselves for the better, we are changing the world just a little for the better.
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What a lovely thought, JoAnna!
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