Some words concerning change.  Few of which are mine…

I cannot say whether things will get better if we change; what I can say is they must change if they are to get better.   –Georg C. Lichtenberg

On the other hand…

All change is not growth, as all movement is not forward.   –Ellen Glasgow

And…

Just because everything is different doesn’t mean anything has changed.   –Irene Peter

If you want to change attitudes, start with a change in behavior.   –William Glasser

[Often times, your own would be the first place to look.  Are YOU doing your best to better the world?  Are you doing ANYTHING?!]

Never believe that a few caring people can’t change the world. For, indeed, that’s all who ever have.   –Margaret Mead

[That one I found one of the most enlightening.  Just think about it for a moment…]

For the past 33 years, I have looked in the mirror every morning and asked myself: ‘If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today?’ And whenever the answer has been ‘No’ for too many days in a row, I know I need to change something.   –Steve Jobs

Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.   –Leo Tolstoy

If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading.   –Lao Tzu

[And this is not necessarily a good thing.]

Always remember that the future comes one day at a time.   –Dean Acheson

[So it can only be changed at that pace.  However, each day that goes by could very well be a lost opportunity.  Was your yesterday lost?]

If you’re in a bad situation, don’t worry it’ll change. If you’re in a good situation, don’t worry it’ll change.   –John A. Simone, Sr.

Only the wisest and stupidest of men never change.   –Confucius

[And of those that never change, I’m going to suggest that the majority are the stupidest]

And the best of the best:

God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.  –Reinhold Niebuhr

[No insult intended to the author but keep in mind: that you CAN does not always mean that you SHOULD.  Even if you know the difference.]

>>> The day is at a close, the night is drawing in and my cigar awaits – ’til next time…