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I had a moment of inspiration this morning, and looked this up to see if it’s already a thing—it is. I was thinking of the #Ghandi quote to “Be the change you want to see in the world.” I decided to choose a goal each day—well that idea is out there: it’s @ChallengeDay

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Today, my first goal is to edit my thoughts. If I am thinking anyone is somehow less than OK because they don’t think like I do, act like I would, respond in a way I think is appropriate, I will stop and consider their perspective. I have a related goal—to edit my writing

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I will not write thoughts on social media that imply anyone who is different from me is in any way lesser in the eyes of God. This kind of thinking is the seed of prejudice—I don’t mean racial prejudice, but pre-judging anyone for any reason on false preconceived notions.

This is a change I want to see in the world - Day 1.

Day 2: Today I will practice listening more, and more intentionally. I will speak less, but more intentionally.

Day 3

I am being constantly reminded that respect yields respect. Like the story of the wind and the sun trying to get a man to shed his coat, the warmth of the sun wins over the blasting gust of the wind.

Be the sun.

Day 4

To be the change I want to see in the world, @ChallengeDay, I will check my attitude: is it based in anger? bitterness? self-centeredness? If so, check it at the door.

Day 5
We don’t have to be right. There is always something more to learn... something we hadn’t yet considered. @ChallengeDay

Day 6
I will live peaceably with my neighbors as brothers and sisters. #BetheChange

As part of my Day 6 commitment to love my neighbors, I will stay 6’ away and/or I will wear my .

Day 7
Calling people idiots does not make you look smart. More often than not, it has the opposite effect. #BetheChange

Day 8

People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.- Maya Angelou

Thank you for the reminder, @inkyjohnson

#BetheChange

Day 8.5
Be sure that what I post online is kind, honest, authentic, repeatable in a face-to-face setting. People are people, whether I can see them right now or not.

Day 9
Those who rumble respectfully in the arena are making much more impact than those who yell criticism from the cheap seats. (Read @BreneBrown Dare to Lead).

Day 10
This will be my last post in this thread. It was a therapeutic task.

I will exercise real empathy. This means more than relating—it is, “connecting to the feeling under the experience, not the experience itself.”

-Brene Brown