Why Move Now?

Why Move Now?

Okay, you’ve come this far and you’re still not sure if you want to make The First Move. What might happen if you don’t? Perhaps nothing. Your life will go on. And your experience of these pages will become a memory.

But sometimes, passing on an opportunity to make a difference, has unexpected impacts. People around you may not see it, but you will feel it. It can haunt you at a deep, quiet level when you recognize a missed move.

It might be as simple as passing on a great set of dishes you saw on vacation. Each holiday you say, “Gee, I wish I had bought those dishes”. Or it may be more complex. You were invited to help out at a special event You declined because you were too busy. Later, you learned that not only were people there you wanted to meet, but the organization missed its goals for lack of support. You find yourself wondering “What if I said ‘yes’ instead of ‘no’ “?

Consider this. How many times in the last month have you found yourself complaining or thinking about any of the following?

  • Newscasts and television programming filled with mindless and/or negative stories
  • The seeming abundance of senseless violence within humanity
  • The decline of kindness, manners and plain civility
  • The lack of dialogue and conversation in problem solving
  • Someone else’s bad behavior on the road
  • Just plain wishing that “someone” would do something about any of these things?

If you answered even once or twice, it’s clear that you recognize that many things are awry in our world and are in need of some tender loving care. You’re hearing the call to take action.

Here’s the good news. There are a lot of people just like you, who want to create more joy, peace and happiness in this world. And they are quietly doing their part to help turn things around. You can be part of this quiet revolution by making your own First Move.

Think of it as an analogy to helping global warming. If you (and every other household in the USA) change one light bulb in your house from “regular” to compact fluorescent, it has the equivalent impact of taking 1,000,000 cars off the road.

If you began making one small step in your life towards creating more kindness and happiness, what is the potential impact of that in our world? You’ll never know until you begin.

It’s up to you.

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