Man in the mirror

Change comes with a lot of resistance. You can find a million reasons not to do something.

It took me exactly 21 days to start training for the 2025 Wings for Life Run I had signed up for on the 6th of November, 2024.

It wasn’t until the new year that the resistance began to creep in, and finally, on the 22nd of January, I decided it had been enough. I got my running shoes, got dressed, and looked outside. It had snowed. It was freezing. And I would probably have the same view for the next few weeks, so I did it. The training began.

Halfway through my run, I stopped to look at a leaf. It had the most beautiful crystals around it. I realised this leaf was part of a group of leaves, and that group of leaves was part of something bigger - a bush. I paused and walked backwards to get some perspective. This bush was part of a forest, full of bushes, trees, and different kinds of species.

That’s when it hit me. This change, although it starts with me, is part of something bigger.

This is an invitation to be the change for something that you believe in. Something that will make the world a better place. because just like Michael Jackson says:

…If you wanna make the world a better place

Take a look at yourself and then make a change

I’m starting with the man in the mirror…