Inside Out

"Knights, the gift of freedom is yours by right. But the home we seek resides not in some distant land, it's in us, and in our actions on this day! If this be our destiny, then so be it. But let history remember, that as free men, we chose to make it so."
--Arthur (King Arthur)

We waste time and energy searching 'out there' for solutions to our problems. New people, methods, books, etc that will magically flip a switch and position our bodies and minds in a manner that we 'get it.'

But as Arthur alludes above, the answer is not out there somewhere, it's in each of us. Each of us carries the life force necessary to make big change.

There is no magic to unlocking this force. We express it through our behavior--something that is under our control.

A close friend likes to state it this way: "If it is to be, then it is up to me."

Want to be a better sibling, parent, athlete, student, teacher, etc? Wake up each day and act to make it so.

Such an 'answer' seems too simple. We long for a sophisticated solution that seemingly requires tremendous intellectual journey and novel frames of mind.

But engaging in long arduous search is midguided. The force for change and improvement is near by.

It's putting the force into motion, yes, putting our heads down and grinding out the action day in and day out. That's the hard part.