Changing the world

Changing the world doesn't necessarily involve GreenPeace rallies, UN Missions to wartorn countries or anything of the like. I'm talking about changing the world you live in, every day.

That's what I am doing. I have sold most of my worldly possessions and am on my way to a working holiday in the UK. Things couldn't look brighter.

There is so much to complain about every day. I don't earn enough. My job isn't exciting. There is nothing to do in this town! I wish I was thinner/prettier/richer/more stylish. And while I will never deny the pleasure of a good bitch session, sometimes it just gets tedious. Especially when the subject matter is constant.

Doing something about it, now that's a real conundrum! Such a good idea in theory but in practice, much more of a pickle. However, I think I have discovered the catalyst in the mixture of complaining and doing nothing about it... FEAR. I am dead scared of change. I like things to stay the way they are. I am comfortable with it, and nothing is unexpected. I am so scared that I will make decisions that are forever, and there's no goign back. What if it doesn't work out? I will be devastated. But, if we don't try, we will never know. I might as well grow a shell and hibernate the rest of my life away. So I've decided to be brave. And remember, bravery is not the absence of fear, but action in the face of it.

BE BRAVE. BE BOLD.