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MAKING A DIFFERENCE
By Doing Something Different
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ne of my favorite Albert Einstein quotes is as follows: “The world as we have created it
is a process of our thinking. It cannot be changed without changing our thinking.” To
me, this quote is incredibly powerful and yet it’s so simple.
Human beings are adverse to change; we are creatures of habit. Too many of us are so
afraid of what others think of us. We are so dependent on the approval of our parents,
spouses and friends that we tend to shush that little voice inside of us that has a spark towards something new. Many of us would rather feel comfortable with “what we know”
instead of creating something that leaves us feeling “I don’t know” from the perspective of
the present moment.
I myself have been inspired by a few people and/or companies who made the decision to
shake things up and go in a different direction. Here are a couple of them.
PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) is a non-profit organization based out of
Norfolk, Virginia. Its slogan is “animals are not ours to eat, wear, experiment on, use for entertainment or abuse in any way.” PETA president, Ingrid Newkirk, made a decision t ]