If we want change in the world we must change ourselves.  A simple, perhaps overused, phrase that holds the secrets of our dreams and our hopes.  Put down the phones and look up.  Shut the car in the garage and ride your bike.  Go for a walk…in another country.

Need to lose weight?  Quit eating so much.

Need to be happy? Find what makes you happy and pursue that.

Change will come no matter if we make changes or not.  We will change no matter if we decide to or not.  Run, do not walk, away from the thought that everything will stay the same.  It will not.  It does not; and it never has.

Want to see the world?  Start planning and go do it.

Want to become a better person?  Figure out how and live accordingly.

Change is always hard and it is not always for the best, but it is inevitable.  Make the best of it, and make the best of your life.  There’s no other time than now.