Kicking positive change into gear

I have come to this conclusion. In life we invest every day. We invest our time our talent and our knowledge. We bring our skill to others and we trust others to benefit us with their talents just the same. We trust our brokers to invest wisely. We trust our closest friends to nurture us. When they don't sometimes we have to let go a little bit, invest less and invest elsewhere. Sometimes the fit is not right and sometimes we just know something is not quite right. So we take the appropriate action.
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Positive change means making good choices. I can not think of any more important choice than the friends we hold so dear. Our society has changed into a network of friends who protect us employ us and we them. In these difficult times we can not afford to gamble with these choices. We must find ourselves surrounded by rock solid individuals who may place demands upon us from time to time. Two way streets go both ways. And when that late night call comes in we must be prepared to be at our best for those choice friends we so ardently defend.

But what if our friends are flimsy, make poor choices and make mistakes? Certainly no one is perfect and it is possible to love people who do themselves considerable harm for what ever reason. But in my experience I have learned that approximately ninety five percent of people I have known are incapable of change or significant growth after the age of twenty five.

"You're a bad habit?" Sometimes positive change means letting go. People can be bad habits, habits that need to be kicked just like any other bad habit. Negative thinking, poor choices and bad attitude bring very little but occasional dark humor and loser mentality to the table of any friendship that we maintain with such entities. I have learned that quite often those who espouse love dove and organic mescaline are people who can not maintain any satisfactory levels of commitment interest or contribution but rather expect to receive from the universe unconditionally without exchanging value with the universe whatsoever. These people are like disguised vampires. They make you feel good while sucking the life out of you. They only think of themselves while maintaining that they are your committed friend.

So to move positive change forward in our lives we need to consider the stark reality that some people suck while others suck a little bit less. And then there are those few jewels who are worth not only our time and loyalty but who are worthy of our unconditional love.

Sadly, over the years, I have decided that unconditional love placed in the wrong hands is about the most dangerous thing you can do. Because along with love goes our comittment, time, energy and constant prayers and good intentions. Currency worthy of the same.

The checks and balances of our universe demand balance and when balance is not achieved there is chaos. Fortunately we can make better choices and control our disciplines and move change forward. Who has not spoken in glowing praise what telling her story about the hand full of people who made possible their career success. And what professional person has not had that mentor for without whom they would never have succeeded?

These questions have momentous meaning in their answers. Life change requires the influence and a caliber of people who are smart strong independent thinkers who understand human nature and political dynamics. These people are usually very hard to know and almost impossible to reach, but if we do we are blessed for life. For it is these kinds of independent thinkers, these ferociously daring and keenly perceptive individuals who add dimension and meaning to our lives. They are also the ones who challenge us the most and force us to keep learning and expanding as they place the bar high and cheer us over it screaming GO! GO! GO! louder than anyone else. They expect great things from us and they never let us down. They see our integrity and we know theirs. Once you have that kicking positive change into gear is just a matter of making the shift.

And that is today's thought!