Change Your Perspective

So "Chewbacca Mom" posted a video of her own personal arrangement of Michael Jackson's "Heal the World."  Honestly, I went into it skeptical.  I don't follow her and got ill of all the media hype surrounding her quite quickly that led to her charging for autographs.  That said, I viewed it and it was a beautiful and humbling reminder of exactly what our world needs.  You see, she has it right: we need to spread joy, not hate.

Here is a link to view her performance....
Chewbacca Mom sings "Heal the World"

In a world where we are so wrapped up in terrifying news on a daily basis, this really is what our world needs.  No, I'm not naive enough to believe that love and joy is the key to stopping terrorism.  I'm not naive enough to believe that love is all that's needed to fix everything...but it's a start.

My mantra lately has been "Be the Change You Want to See." (it's a portion of a quote often attributed to Mahatma Gandhi).  Joy won't fix everything but it won't hurt.  Joy won't heal everyone but if it heals just one person, isn't it worth it?  Joy won't stop hate but if it deters just one person from being hateful, isn't it worth it?  Paying it forward may not change the world but it might change the course of one person's day.  What do we achieve by spreading hate?

If you don't know where to start, start small.  Smile at strangers.  Compliment someone with a true compliment.  Tell your family you love them and how special they are to you.  Give a burger to a homeless person.  As you start to see that one tiny thing can change the course of a person's day, you'll want to do even more.  Your deeds will get bigger and bigger and soon, you'll be spreading the positivity to others too.

Change your perspective, change your life