It is with satisfaction that Susan and I present “Be the Change,” our tenth and final episode of “Engaging with a Messy World.” Let’s each of us focus on changing ourselves so we can help bring positive change to our messy world.

TAKEAWAYS:

Our efforts to help the messy world will be much more effective if we do our inner growth work. If we only do outer work, we may be doing more harm than good.

• The suffering in the world is a reflection of the wounds and dysfunctions of the people in the world. As we work on healing and growing, the world around us can change, too.

• We have no idea what is possible!

IF YOU WANT TO KNOW MORE:

• No Bad Parts, by Richard Schwartz (Sounds True, 2021)

• The Wisdom of Your Dreams, by Jeremy Taylor (Penguin Group, 2009). See especially chapter 5: Dreams, Nonviolence, and Social Change.

• The 15 Commitments of Conscious Leadership (Conscious Leadership Group, https://conscious.is)

• United Nations Sustainable Development Goals: https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/

• Inner Development Goals: https://innerdevelopmentgoals.org/ (Transformational Skills for Sustainable Development)

“We but mirror the world. All the tendencies present in the outer world are to be found in the world of our body. If we could change ourselves, the tendencies in the world would also change. As a man changes his own nature, so does the attitude of the world change towards him. This is the divine mystery supreme. A wonderful thing it is and the source of our happiness. We need not wait to see what others do.” - Mahatma Gandhi

Through Riggs Integral Coaching, Susan Riggs works with individuals and teams to help them live and work with depth, purpose, and joy. She is a certified Integral Coach® through New Ventures West, an associate certified coach through the International Coaching Federation, and a certified Myers-Briggs® trainer. She has many years of experience working with community health centers and other nonprofit organizations.

Through Serenity and Health, Donna Chacko shares information, inspiration, and perspective in her monthly blog to help others enhance their physical and mental health and grow closer to God. She practiced medicine for 40 years, first as a radiation oncologist and later, as a family medicine doctor. What she learned from caring for cancer patients, and later immigrants and the homeless in Washington, D.C., continues to influence her message. She is the author of “Pilgrimage: A Doctor’s Healing Journey.”