Live the change you want to see!

What you think, say or believe will never take the place of what you DO! I am learning to believe people when they show me who they are. I know that we as humans make mistakes. I know that we as humans have flaws in our personalities. I know that we as humans are prone to being human! I'm talking about our choices. I even know that we make bad choices, but we learn from them and the next time the opportunity rolls around you make a better choice. Isn't that how we teach ourselves? Isn't that how we govern ourselves? I'm not trying to be judgmental of anyone out there. I'm speaking directly to myself. I'm beginning a new life and I want the foundation that I'm laying for the construction of my life to be strong and lasting. I am digging deep inside of myself to see who I really am. Some things I like and some things I dislike. The good things I want to keep and the bad things I want to discard or change. This has not been an easy task. The last person we want to look at is ourselves. However, the first person we ought to look at is ourselves! I have always told Sam and Anthony that ultimately we are only responsible for our own selves. That's a big enough job to keep me busy!! As I am learning to believe people when they show me who they are I must keep in mind what I am showing others about myself. Here in lies one of the most important keys to life. It's not what I say...it's what I do! Everyone has heard the old cliche..."talk is cheap"! Well it has never been more true for me. I have been faced with choices that I thought I knew the answers to. I guess I'm being tested to see if I really mean what I say. I have to realize that I have not done wrong by being tempted. I do wrong when I make the choice to follow the temptation. This probably sounds very elementary to everyone else but that's where I am in my life presently. I have found that it is the seemingly insignificant choices that trip me up too!! I guess it only takes a small deviation in the road to cause you to trip and fall. I'd better watch my step! I saw a ring in the store the other day that I want to buy. It says "live the change you want to see". Sounds so simple but not!