Four Ways To Make A Difference

Glen shares four ways each of us can make a positive difference: focus on what you can control, take good care of yourself, be present, and deepen empathy. She explains why a healthier community starts with healthier individuals, and why understanding another person's point of view builds connection without needing to agree. It is for anyone who feels powerless about the state of the world and wants practical steps to start with. This content is educational and is not a substitute for one to one professional care.

Transcript

My message to you today, Though, Is to take responsibility for your contribution to the collective. We complain about them over there. We wait for them to take care of it. Oh, It's those people's problems, Not mine. I don't know if I agree with that. In fact, I don't agree with that. Because the collective is created by individuals. If the collective is unhealthy, That's because we've allowed it. That's because that's what we and the individuals put into place. So if we're healthier on an individual level, Guess what? We will promote and uplift and create a healthier collective. So I want you to focus on your part, Your purpose. Very powerful ripple in the pond. And not worry so much about what they should be doing or what they aren't doing. Or why are they doing that? You can't control other people. You can't change other people. You can control on what you can do and do that. And I promise that we'll have a healthy Ripple. A positive effect on the collector. First. Is your locus of control, What your personal realm of control and responsibility is. You can control what you eat, What you drink, What you buy, What you spend time on, Who you spend time with. When you, How active you are. You can control those things. Every single day you make those choices of control. And the more you exercise that control and do what you can, Then the more empowered and confident you become. And that will only have a positive effect on the rest of us. The second thing you can do is take good care of yourself, Which is also within your realm of control, Though it's helpful to pull that out and isolate it for the purposes of this message. By taking better care of yourself. Making sure you get good sleep, You get good nourishment, You have healthy, Supportive, Loving people around you because relationships are critical too. You have healthy boundaries. You pamper yourself sometimes. You do what brings you joy. Those things involve positive, Healthy self-care, Healthy selfishness, If you will. Which the healthier you are. The better you treat yourself, The better you treat others. The better. The rest of us benefit. Being present. Is also something that you can do. The more mindful you are, The more present you are, Then the more power and control you have over your life. That's all any of us have, Honestly. The only power and control we do have is right here, Right now. Unfortunately, A lot of us live on autopilot and we bring the baggage and trauma and lost hope. From the past into the future. Now and we try to relive those things now. But they're not now. So we miss our present moment. Way out in the future, Way out in the future with gloom or doom, What ifs kind of thinking. Again, That's not present. And it imposes It's blinding. We're not living in the here and now. That means we're not fully aware, Not seeing what we're capable of, What's in front of us, Because we have these blinders on from the past and from the future. So the more mindful you are, The more empowered you are. The better choices you'll make. The healthier you'll be, The more better quality of life you'll have. And guess what? That will positively impact the collective as well. Other thing you can do and I hope this for everyone. Is to develop. And deepen empathy. Seek to understand. And not to be understood first. You think when we. . . Open up our minds to see another person's point of view. Then that deepens our human connection. When we have that deeper human connection, We're less likely to harm. Sell for others. We are less likely to harm self or others when we have a deepened human connection. Because we recognize the interdependence. The interconnectedness that we all share. Bean. Empathetic does not mean that you agree with someone's belief system. It just means you can see it. And that helps you understand and be kinder, Gentler, More loving, More giving. Warmer. Those things will never, Ever hurt humanity. So I hope you take these steps of focusing on what you can control, Taking good care of yourself, Being present, Developing empathy. Because they will empower you, Give you more confidence. And the better you treat yourself, The better you'll treat others. And that again, Will blend into a healthier collective. So please do your part to improve the state of humanity.