Love is a Verb: Be a Positive Change-Agent in the World

Kim Wolinski, MSW
"Dr. DeClutter"
www.drdeclutter.com

Have you ever heard someone say, "It's not my job!" There are plenty of opportunities every day where we can pick up where and when someone else dropped the ball, trash, plan, project, idea, care or whatever. Doing it out of a neutral place is the challenge! No griping, anger, resentment.

Love is verb. Love for the planet, for mankind, for animal and plant and insect kind takes action, even in the smallest of ways. Do it and move on, or don't of course, but be open to doing it, no matter how big or small the task.

I pick up trash about 80% of the time. I've limited myself to 80% because I wouldn't get much else done if I detoured to pick up a cup or piece of paper or whatever every time I saw one! I just feel better when it's put where it's supposed to be. And, I bless, yes, bless the person who discarded it unwisely or accidently. It's not my job, but it is my planet.

Bert Brady makes a difference as part of the "Welcome Home a Hero Program" in Dallas, TX to welcome home soldiers coming off planes. Click to see this clip from national news:
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British tycoon Richard Branson offered a $25 million prize before the world's scientists on February 9 seeking to spur research into devising ways to suck greenhouse gases out of the air. Branson said, "Man created the problem, therefore man should solve the problem." It's not his job, but it is his planet.

What can you do to not just show love, but BE love... in action?

You don't have to have $25 million to allocate to an issue that was "dropped" by others, but you can give some time to fixing, picking up, putting back, sharing, helping out, volunteering, taking care of, etc.

So, even when it's not "our job," we can pitch in do our part, no matter how large or small, to be a positive change-agent in the world. Love is a verb, it is action. Do it, and move on! It's not your job, but it is your planet.

©2007 Kim Wolinski, MSW “Dr. DeClutter”Stress, Change and Organizational Skills Expert
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