"I get up in
evening And I ain't got nothing to say I come home in morning I go to bed feeling same way I ain't nothing but tired Man, I'm just tired and bored with myself I check my looks in mirror I wanna change my clothes, my hair, my face" --Bruce Springsteen, from "Dancing in Dark"Although Bruce is bemoaning angst of swing-shift musician, in my life these words hit home more than once or twice in any given year. But these lyrics speak, really, to human condition. A person is deposited at birth in a vast sea of life with only constant being change. Ironically, it's change that is sometimes most disturbing experience of life. Attempting to express ourselves in a sane, consistent and linear fashion seems like building a castle made of sand. But it is that desire for consistency that can trap us in a what seems to become a rut with no way out but to contradict ourselves.
Yet, within this conundrum of humanity lies greatest of all opportunities: with change comes growth. And with growth comes increase and expansion. We must expand our vision, expand our viewpoint, and increase our honesty with our own values and express that vision and viewpoint with all passion and determination we can muster within us. By staying true to what and who we are, our true divinity can shine through to uplift and inspire everyone around us including ourselves.
The great psychologist Abraham Maslow said, "What is necessary to CHANGE a person is to CHANGE his awareness of himself." When you look in mirror, what do you see? What are you aware of? Is it something to change, or something to make greater? It may not be fear of change itself that keeps us from changing, but fear we may not be able to change.
The only way to find ableness to change is to set forth, bravely, eyes locked on target, strength mustered, and just START. The start is most difficult, so once that's accomplished, it's really just a matter of increasing momentum. It takes all horsepower of a automobile to get it up to highway speed, yet only a fraction of it to keep it cruising.
All that being said, take another look in mirror. Find ONE THING to change, and then DECIDE to change it. That motive power of DECISION is your accelerator pedal. Once it's engaged, road immediately lays out in front of you. Strategies pop out of nowhere, and suddenly you find yourself writing down list of actions to achieve that change. That is power of decision.
