Be The Change

Photo: Rachella Barie dog with owner

It starts simply:

Listening to another

person talk about their

family, giving an encouraging

word, showing up when someone

is performing their dream.

You never know the impact

you make until too late:

how you encouaged someone

to keep going, not quit, to press

on and hold out for their dream.

You are an ocean: calm, tranquil.

You are also someone’s peace,

someone’s sanctuary, their rock.

It starts with small actions

but causes a world of difference.

You inspire, encourage and pass

on love and light.

You must realize you may never

be thanked for your effort; that’s

not why you do it.

You do it because you realized

long ago that someone needed

to start the revolution for change.

To be that one who made the difference.

Before you know it,

that difference will grow.

The ones you invest in

will pay it forward.

Soon you will see change.

The question is: are you

willing to be the one

to start the movement?