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Desired Change Begins From Within Not Without

Outside influences can impact you, but only if you allow them to.

Murray "MJ" Blehart
5 min readOct 21, 2024
Woman on the other side of a window, looking out, lost in thought. Change begins from within.
Photo by Pietro Tebaldi on Unsplash

Nothing, and I mean nothing at all, has always been static and unchanged. Nothing. No person, place, or thing. Everything changes.

Sometimes change is so slow and subtle that it makes no noticeable impact for a while. Other times, change is instantaneous, good, bad, and everything in between.

As free-thinking human beings, you and I have the power to choose to change. This can be literal, figurative, metaphorical, or all of the above simultaneously. It can be as small as a different hairstyle, larger like a new job or relationship, or enormous like selling your worldly possessions and going backpacking on the other side of the world indefinitely.

Anytime you choose to change of your own accord, it begins within. However, it’s not just a matter of the idea, but far deeper.

Change begins from within

You are the only one in your head, heart, and soul. You, and only you, can think your thoughts, feel your feelings, intend your intentions, determine if your approach is positive or negative, and act to take any given action.

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Murray "MJ" Blehart
Murray "MJ" Blehart

Written by Murray "MJ" Blehart

I explore mindfulness, positivity, philosophy, & conscious reality creation. I love to help & inspire. Also, I write sci-fi/fantasy. http://mjblehart.com

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