Don’t Tell Me, Show Me

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too easy for me to tell you what you should be doing.</li><li>It’s too easy for you to tell your next door neighbor what they should be doing.</li><li>And, it’s way too easy for all of us to stand on our soapbox and lecture the world around us on what we all should be doing to save the planet.</li></ul><figure id="a5e2"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/0*7kkd3y1s1Rqt4oVU"><figcaption>Photo by <a href="https://unsplash.com/@perrygrone?utm_source=medium&utm_medium=referral">Perry Grone</a> on <a href="https://unsplash.com?utm_source=medium&utm_medium=referral">Unsplash</a></figcaption></figure><p id="cdb1">It’s time to stop living our lives with “All talk — No action” being our mantra for living.

Don’t tell me how to improve my relationship with my spouse, my family or my coworkers — live your own life as an upstanding example to me. If I see some level of success on your part, I may try to emulate your lifestyle.

Don’t simply complain about the way humanity is destroying the environment — start your own conservation group and clean up your neighborhood, plant some trees or lobby your representatives for stricter laws.

Don’t complain about how the government isn’t doing all it should to care for the elderly and poverty-stricken — pick up your hammer, go down the street and help Mrs. McGillicuddy fix her screen door — and take some groceries with you while you’re at it. (Then remember to vote in the next election for candidates that support the welfare of its citizenry).

Speaking of voting — Don’t complain about the governing bodies in your town, state or country — work on the election campaign of someone you believe in — or run for public office yourself. Be the agent of change, not the mouthpiece of the disgr

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untled.

We are all capable of contributing more to society than we do.

We don’t need any more town-criers to point out the flaws in everyone and everything. Most of us already know what’s wrong with ourselves, the people in our life, our community and the world at large.

What we need now are some roll-up-the-sleeves, let’s-do-something-about-the-inequities-of-life people to show the world how it’s done.

I already know what’s wrong — Be an example to me of what’s right.</p><p id="db40"><b>RECENT STORIES</b></p><div id="1bfd" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/control-over-something-anything-is-the-last-gift-you-can-give-a-dying-loved-one-2eb2ec9d0587"> <div> <div> <h2>Control Over Something, Anything, Is the Last Gift You Can Give a Dying Loved One</h2> <div><h3>You are not powerless in the face of a loved one’s death.</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*xWHMP9Wl2HAggvcd)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><div id="0cde" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/do-it-anyway-3399f5fe0af1"> <div> <div> <h2>Do It Anyway</h2> <div><h3>It’s Hard. It Hurts. It’s an Uphill Battle — Do It Anyway.</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*Vy9zcJOGbj2aE2Bn)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div></article></body>

Don’t Tell Me, Show Me

Don’t tell me what’s wrong. Show me what’s right.

Actions do speak louder (And more forcefully) than words. (Sorry for the over-used and abused cliche — but it applies here). We all live and grow. We make mistakes and learn from them — or we don’t. We take advice and we give advice. We may look at the lives of others and think we can clearly see how they should adjust their lives to achieve a more perfect existence — as defined by us. That, right there, is the point where we need to stop. Advice, unsolicited and unwelcome, can easily become the bone of contention that destroys relationships and fractures the trust between individuals. Maybe it started when we were in our early school years. Teachers stood in front of us, reading from books and lecturing from the front of a classroom. We were being “told” what to think, how to act and react, what was right and what was wrong. Maybe it started in adolescence, when our over-inflated egos caused us to believe we knew everything and those around us should welcome our expert advice on all topics pertaining to their lives. Maybe it’s just a matter of most of us being busybodies and insistent on inflicting our thoughts and beliefs on everyone around us. Whatever it is, the pervasive need to tell, explain and lecture seems to run rampant in all human relationships.

It’s all too easy for me to tell you what you should be doing.

It’s too easy for you to tell your next door neighbor what they should be doing.

And, it’s way too easy for all of us to stand on our soapbox and lecture the world around us on what we all should be doing to save the planet.

It’s time to stop living our lives with “All talk — No action” being our mantra for living. Don’t tell me how to improve my relationship with my spouse, my family or my coworkers — live your own life as an upstanding example to me. If I see some level of success on your part, I may try to emulate your lifestyle. Don’t simply complain about the way humanity is destroying the environment — start your own conservation group and clean up your neighborhood, plant some trees or lobby your representatives for stricter laws. Don’t complain about how the government isn’t doing all it should to care for the elderly and poverty-stricken — pick up your hammer, go down the street and help Mrs. McGillicuddy fix her screen door — and take some groceries with you while you’re at it. (Then remember to vote in the next election for candidates that support the welfare of its citizenry). Speaking of voting — Don’t complain about the governing bodies in your town, state or country — work on the election campaign of someone you believe in — or run for public office yourself. Be the agent of change, not the mouthpiece of the disgruntled. We are all capable of contributing more to society than we do. We don’t need any more town-criers to point out the flaws in everyone and everything. Most of us already know what’s wrong with ourselves, the people in our life, our community and the world at large. What we need now are some roll-up-the-sleeves, let’s-do-something-about-the-inequities-of-life people to show the world how it’s done. I already know what’s wrong — Be an example to me of what’s right.

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