Being responsible- Take charge

“We must first become the change we want to see before the change comes to us” Mahatma Gandhi

Isn’t it interesting that Mahatma Gandhi went to inspire a nation of close to half a billion people to take charge and win their freedom from the British? I say interesting because he did this by advocating a non-violent way of winning this freedom. The part of his quote I really want to focus on is “we must first become” in other words we must first take charge or we must first be responsible and then the change we desire will follow.

Have you ever heard the story of this woman who woke up one morning and started complaining to her husband and kids that the house had a foul smell? If you have heard not it, here is your chance to hear it......now am told this woman said she would leave the house until her husband and kids had cleared the foul smell from the house, so she went to the hairdressers and at the hair dressers the some smell followed her. There too she complained saying;

“Can’t you buy Ambi pure for your salon or something I can’t stand that smell I am leaving until you sort out that smell?”

With frustrated look on her face off she went holding her nose saying,

“I can’t stand places that smell”

To make herself feel better she decided to buy herself a new pair of shoe and guess what at the shoe shop the same smell followed her.

You might ask how will I know when to take charge? Look at your life and ask yourself this what smell is following me around, what is the one thing or things I keep complaining about? How come it’s always everybody fault and not me? If you are ready to think this way then you are ready to take charge.

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