Dawn Carr, C.Ht.
I woke up this morning with the song "Writing" {by Elton John} playing in my head. So here I am, trying "to instigate the structure of another line or two" as the morning unfolds.
A common theme keeps popping up this morning. It began when I inserted "Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy" in the CD player because, of course, I had to listen to the song in my head on actual speakers! While the title track plays, the chorus repeats the line that declares "with a desperate desire for change". As I was singing along and checking my e-mail, the daily horoscope unfolded by telling me that my "desire for deep change is triggered today...". Hmmm.....there's that "change" word again. Next up, I talk to a friend online about finding loose change in my car. What? More "change"?! Then the words come to me and I've found my "inspiration for navigation", as Bernie Taupin would say.
It's never too late to change. As a matter of fact, people who are always updating their thoughts with different points of view are usually more progressive than those that always remain the same. Studies have found that people who expand their thinking with new information are happier and are more likely to maintain their mental capacities longer in life. We've all seen the news reports about the 90 year old who received their college degree or the Wall Street tycoon who gave it all up to dig wells in a third world country. These people have looked at their lives and have decided that they wanted a change. This same story repeats itself in all facets of life - like the banker father in "Mary Poppins" who decides that his family is more important than some perceived self-image, so he changes his life. The great French chef Julia Child changed her life and found fame at the age of 49 when her bestselling cookbook was published. Her award winning television show began two years later at the age of 51 years. It's never too late for change.
Mary Ann Evans, whose pen name was George Eliot, once wrote "It's never too late to become the person you might have been." This is so true! People are changing their lives on a regular basis. There are those who once had addictions that are now clean and sober. Take me, for example. There was a time in my life when I didn't think I could live without cigarettes. I felt like no one could help me and that I was doomed to a life of addiction. With a little divine intervention, I have been nicotine-free for two years. It's never too late to change!
So, for those of you who needed a little inspiration today to start off your week, I hope these words work for you. Gandhi once said "We must be the change we wish to see in the world". I totally agree and encourage all of you to do the same. It's never too late for change.
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