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Pamm of My Secret Spiritual Dance made my day by passing the Bloggers for Positive Global Change award on to me.
Thank you, Pamm. Your blog has brought me on a fascinating journey through subjects I haven’t explored much in the past, and it’s been a great learning experience. I appreciate you.
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Since I’m a strong believer in, as Gandhi said, “being the change you wish to see in the world”, here are those who I think do just that, as well as teaching others how to do the same:
Steve Pavlina’s Personal Development Blog - Steve was one of the first personal development bloggers who achieved widespread recognition for his blogging, and for good reason… his content is top notch. I’ve learned more than I can say from him, especially about subjective reality and from his 30-day experiments.
Aaron Potts’ Today is That Day - This guy frickin’ amazes me. It’s not only his blog: he truly engages people to make positive change through his Personal Development Partners and 10,000 Fists to Freedom projects.
Carolyn Manning’s Thoughts and Philosophies - Carolyn never fails to make me think. She’s as real as it gets, and when things get tough she says so. There’s no sugar coating, which I appreciate. Her sense of humor always brings a smile to my face. I’ll never forget the work she put into bringing together those of us who couldn’t attend SOBCon 07 by creating the Getting it Together Virtual Conference.
Rick Cockrum’s Shards of Consciousness - Rick is another blogger who never fails to spark my brain. His articles range from walking meditation to cat blogging to the founding of my country, and they never fail to teach me something. His podcasts are always the first I listen to when I’ve got a few to select from.
Steve Olson’s steve-olson.com - I first ran across Steve’s blog on one of the social networking sites (I think it was reddit.com) and watched as he was being slammed by a bunch of narrow minded idiots (to put it lightly) for having the gall to talk about sharing his beliefs with his son… and I was immediately hooked. His posts on freedom and education are among the best I’ve read, and I always look forward to more. If you want to read a guy who lives “the change he wants to see in the world”, read Steve Olson. I love his overall message that it’s up to you, not anyone else, to create your better life (did I get that right, Steve?) 
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I would have loved to include more, but I decided to follow the guidelines and stick with five; otherwise this post could have gone on forever, and I’ve got a Vegas trip to get ready for! I went with my gut, and those were the first five who came to mind.
If any of the five of you choose to, here are the instructions for passing this on:
1. Write a post with links to up to 5 blogs that you think are trying to change the world in a positive way.
2. In your post, make sure you link to the post that originated the award meme.
3. Leave a comment or message for the bloggers you’re tagging, so they know they’re now part of the meme.
4. Optional: Proudly display the “Bloggers For Positive Global Change” award badge with a link to the post that you write up.
Thank you all for changing the world!
Lyman, this is the sweetest thing that’s happened to me all week. And it’s been a fairly sweet week, so you gotta know it’s something special to me. Thoughts & Philosophies will wear it with pride. Thank you.
It’s well deserved, Carolyn… and I’m glad I sweetened the week even more!
Thank you, Lyman. Even more, congratulations to you. Your stories speak to me whenever I read them. Your work with the Personal Development Carnival has acquainted us with more writers and thinkers than we would ever found on our own. Creating a Better Life has been a nexus for personal growth bloggers.You’re doing a terrific job of “being the change you want to see”.
Lyman,
Thanks for the link up brother!
Yep! That’s right. Only you can change your world. No one can do it for you. It just isn’t possible, because you own yourself and your reality. And if enough of us woke up tomorrow understanding that we are responsible for everything in our consciousness…
The world as we know it would be turned on it’s head. Instead most people just blame and point fingers. Fix yourself and fix the world. It’s easier said than done, but worth the effort.
Rick: You’re welcome, and thank you for what you wrote. What you do is much appreciated.
Steve: I figured I got it right… it just seemed strange to be writing “this is what HE believes”; thanks for reiterating it, and for sharing these beliefs with the world. Wow… imagining the world you bring up is more powerful to me than anything John Lennon described (although I do like that song)
Steve Pavlina has taught thousands of people to open their mind and think outside the box. Thank God for blogging!
Karl: He sure has… he’s been quite the blessing in my own life.
Jul 7th, 2007 at 3:36 am
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Jul 8th, 2007 at 7:18 pm
[…] than the usual fare (as well as being late and not showing up for most of you until Monday). Lyman Reed at Creating a Better Life has honored Shards with the Bloggers for Positive Global Change award. Thank you, Lyman. I read in a book by Thomas […]