I embrace conscious evolution. The human is probably the only animal that knows its evolving. This understanding gives us a lot of power. We can consciously evolve.

We must live Consciously.

I am learning all the time and I am willing to periodically embarrass myself in the process of taking on new challenges. I know that our ability to get better at stuff is directly proportional to our ability to tolerate embarrassment. Anything worth doing is worth doing poorly at first.

And just as I am learning, I realize that everyone else is learning also. As I am learning patience with myself, I also practice patience with others. (There is a reason they call it "practice". I can always get better...)

I believe that we should help each other, lift each other up, sing each other's praises and be kind. We need to be proactive with love and light. I think service is where it's at. It not only improves other's lives, it improves the life of the server. Serving is its own reward. Do it with a happy heart. Identify what you love doing and then find a way to do it as a service. I love writing so once a week I write a letter than might make a difference in this world. It might be on behalf of a political prisoner or environmental issue, it might be to encourage someone who is doing good work or it might be to offer a word of compassion to someone who has had a tragedy (like a local elderly man who was badly burned running back into his burning house to try to save his cat. I told him I had a cat too and I couldn't imagine not trying to save him.)

Anyone can turn their hobby into a service. Love chess? Teach someone to play. Love cooking? Make something special for an elderly or lonely neighbor. The key is to get outside of the Self and realize your connection with the world around you. Take responsibility for making the world a better place. If not you, who?

If not me, who?

"Let me fling my life like a flaming firebrand into the gathering darkness of the world." - Albert Schweitzer.