What it Means to "Be....."

Remember that quote from Gandhi that we see often?  “Be the change that you wish to see in the world.”
― Mahatma Gandhi
Have you ever really thought about what that means?  It means that there will never really be peace in the world till you are peaceful.  If you are not able to find peace within yourself, if you get angry when someone cuts you off on the road, if you are judgemental of someone who is not like yourself, you will never find peace within yourself. 
There is good news, however.  If you set your intent... declare to yourself that it is your intention to ‘be the change’, intend to heal those things in you that need healing, become the peace you wish to see in the world, things will start to change for you. 
The intention is enough to get it started and awareness and paying attention to your inner guidance will keep it going.  The other good thing is that once you start working on these things for yourself that energy moves out into your world.   It will effect your children, your husband, your friends, your enemies and the planet itself.  
This is what it means to “Be the change that you wish to see in the world.”