Steps to being a better human (thoughts)

A blue scrap of paper held in a clothespin says Transform Old Ways (Image: Artur Szczybylo)

Steps to being a better human:

  • Do your own research.
  • Learn from the past.
  • Ask appropriate questions.
  • Listen to the answers.
  • Open your mind.
  • Gain new perspectives.
  • Open your heart.
  • Grow your empathetic response.
  • Allow your views to change.
  • Allow your opinions to change.
  • Allow your beliefs to change.
  • Do better (thanks Maya Angelou).
  • Support marginalized communities.
  • Care for those in need.
  • Advocate for positive change.
  • Give credit where credit is due.
  • Review and repeat these steps.


Steps to raising better humans:

  • Do all the steps above.
  • Share what you have learned.
  • Allow them to teach you.
  • Review and repeat these steps.
I never said it would be easy.

~ elr


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