English: President Barack Obama welcomes Israeli President Shimon Peres in the Oval Office Tuesday, May 5, 2009. At right is Vice President Joe Biden. Official White House Photo by Pete Souza. Français : President Barack Obama accueille le président israélien Shimon Peres dans le bureau ovale mardi 5 mai 2009. A droite, le vice-président Joe Biden. Photo officielle de la Maison Blanche par Pete Souza. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
“You came to us with a clear message that no one should let skepticism win the day,” said Israeli President Shimon Peres to American President Barack Obama yesterday, March 20, 2013.
How often do we let our own skepticism win the day? How familiar is this old mantra:
I can’t, I can’t, I can’t…
He won’t, she won’t, they won’t…
We have a choice.
Instead of blaming, pleading, challenging, provoking, criticizing and adding sarcasm to our recipe of words, we can change the way we speak. And also the way we think just by substituting hope for negativity and sincerity for skepticism.
We must do the work on our very own selves. We have to start letting go of past bitterness and fears of the future and move forward. It has to begin inside ourselves. We have to change tack and try a different approach.
Forget the other guys right now and move ahead. You pave the way and they’ll catch up. Transformation is an inside job.
