Can We Change Society??

“Let no one ever come to you without leaving better and happier. Be the living expression of God's kindness: kindness in your face, kindness in your eyes, kindness in your smile.”
― Mother Teresa

Today a friend and I were talking about the society that we live in. We were discussing how different it seems than when we were younger. We talked about how hard it is to raise children with the screwed up morals in today’s world. We expressed concerns for different people in our lives.


The more we talked the more I thought about this huge task of raising my children to be wonderful and loving adults who contribute to society in a positive way. Wow! Just sit and think about that for a second. My job as a mother is to raise my kids to be wonderful, loving, contributing members of this society. That can be a very daunting thing to think about.


Anyone out there have any secrets??


My grandfather, Frank, is a very wise man. I have been thinking about him a lot lately. He suffered a stroke about a month ago and has been fighting his way through recovery. There are two things that my grandfather told my parents that always seem to stick out to me when I think about raising my children.

1) Do the best you can every single day. That is all you can do.

2) Did you think all your kids would be perfect?

　


For some reason when I think about these comments a calmness comes over me. I realize that even though society might overwhelm me, my job of raising kids to be kind and loving individuals is do-able. I just have to take it one day at a time, and if that is too much I’ll take it one hour at a time. If I am doing my best then I really don’t have anything to worry about. There is no reason for me to stress about the future because I can’t control it, I can only control what I do today.


As I’ve said before, I am my kids greatest and first teacher. The best way for them to learn from me is to set a good example. What an awesome task! Mother Teresa directs us to “be the living expression of God’s kindness”. I want to challenge all of you out there, whether you are a mother or not. Do the best you can every single day. Live so that God can be proud of you every day. Live so that the strangers you meet will see God’s kindness through your words and actions.


We are society. We can’t just talk about how it needs to change. We MUST be the change and live the change. The truth is that not a single one of our children will be perfect, but I sure plan on setting my expectations high enough for them to strive for perfection. What are you going to do so that no one comes to you without leaving better?


Count those little blessings!! J