4 minutes to save the world  By Kevin Leivers

This article takes about 4 minutes to read.

4 minutes to wake up

4 minutes to make a fresh start

4 minutes to make your life really count

4 minutes to make a world of difference.

For the next 4 minutes read on with an open mind and let your heart show you the way.

Do you feel helpless and switched off when you hear about world issues such as poverty, famine, conflict or global warming? Can you really make a difference to what seem like overwhelming odds? In the context of a world that is ready for positive change it is time to wake up and ask yourself what am I doing to help.  Is it really possible that my life can make a positive difference?

The old order is breaking down and many people are frightened of what this will mean for them. We seek direction and stability from our leaders, our political parties and from business institutions, but they are falling short of our expectations.

Something is missing, but the solution is much closer than you think. The missing link within yourself, your family, your community and the world is YOU.

Mother Theresa said ‘Do small things with great love’

Just like ripples in a pond that travel great distances, subtle changes can be very powerful. Combined, these ripples can create an irresistible force. We can start with ourselves first using small steps, like creating peace within our own family or community. This could entail healing old wounds simply by saying ‘I’m sorry’. Seemingly random and unimportant gestures can be the catalyst for major change.

Imagine what you can achieve as individuals, as a family, a community, a country and a world if you wake up and see the possibilities in doing small things with great love.

In 4 minutes you can do amazing things which seem insignificant and yet they can be incredibly powerful. You can write a letter or an e mail to say thank you, offer a smile to a stranger or an act of kindness. In 4 minutes you can be kind to ourselves by sitting quietly in prayer and gratitude. Each of us can contribute to creating a powerful ripple effect where hundreds and thousands of small actions combine to cause a tidal wave of positive change.

To create positive change we need to focus more clearly on what we want to create. This is a subtle change but can make a powerful difference.

Current world events are within your power to shape and mould. It is no longer acceptable to blame the politicians to whom you give your power.

The world needs you to wake up and take responsibility.   

Mother Theresa said;

‘Do not wait for leaders. Do it alone, person to person.’

The 4 minutes are almost over, so what are you going to do? Go back to your old ways? Or maybe 4 minutes has woken you up to your true, powerful self. It seems like no time at all, but this time can represent the transformation of your life, the tipping point when you decided to wake up and make a difference. It can be a time you look back on, when your life became richer and more fulfilling.

As positive change gathers momentum around the world, wouldn’t you like to feel proud that you really did make a difference?

‘Be the change you seek in the world’    

Mahatma Gandhi 

About the author:  Kevin Leivers (kevinleivers7@btinternet.com) is part of a team of volunteers working with Peggy O’Hare to build the Alliance for a New Humanity in the United Kingdom.