Why can't we just believe.......

I mean really? Is it just me or can people simply not see that change comes from the collective rather than squarely on the shoulders of the individual? Lately, I really been enjoying reading self help material and finding out that this stuff has weight! Of course the reader is expected to take action, but eye can only assume that most people do care to take it that far.
After an exceptionally great read, I decided to test it out on some friends and was shocked to see the way it went down. The book challenged a focus group to answer this question: Can the United States completely rid itself of all jails and prisons in 30 years or less?

Just like the book said, 99% of the people poled would say things like, The world has too many criminals who need to be incarcerated, Jails are always over crowed anyway and police and prison guards need employment! All those points are notable,  but the point of the question is to think creatively. For example, if a poor family wants to send their only child to "Big University"" with no disposable income. What do they do, just say "See ya next life time, son?" No! They get creative and look for scholarships, look in the grants available to low income families or even the selective service (without carrying a gun). With that being said, back to the prison question. Once pushed, people in the book began to say maybe if there were more programs to educate citizens on career options, rewards in society for people who stay drug or accident free or rehabilitation programs in the city that really rehabilitate people who err. The solution to change begins with us being (you and me sucka) the needed catalysts with our thinking and actions. Once we start to look at the world differently, the world will become different or at the very least, better than it was!

I can't recount the many times I have been in meetings and listened to people debate about change as if it were something bad. Seems like we get so use to doing it the way everybody else did it, that change is not an option. I have come to accept that in this rat wheel of life we image ourselves to be in has only 1 rule for success: WE HAVE TO FIND A WAY TO BETTER WHAT EVERYONE ELSE IS DOING DAILY.....PERIOD!

If I want to loose weight, I have to get a work out plan and follow it. If I want a better job, I may need more training or schooling- then do it suckers! If I want need to do dang near anything, stop making excuses and start producing fruits worthy of results. Again, in order for this to work on a large scale, it takes group effort, but on a smaller scale it can start at home, work place and personal environment. I  feel comfortable that I am gonna continue trying to expand my circle of creative thinking, but the real question is what are you gonna do sucker?????
I am Ward.....