Day 09 - Five things I want to see change....

This is such a broad topic that I thought I needed to narrow it down just a little bit.

I decided I would list things that I want to change on 5 different levels: personal, family, community, country, world.

1.) Personal - I would love to change the fact that I am so hard on myself. I am a perfectionist (I get it honest), and it really wears me out sometimes. I know that I am not perfect, and that I don't have to be, but it doesn't stop me from trying to be. I wish I could relax more, play, waste time, and be completely free without worrying so much.

2.) Family - I think the thing I'd like to change most here is the amount of time my family is on the road. It feels like we live in our car. I drive approximately 12 hours a week, and my dear husband drives about 17 hours a week. It is sort of a necessity with our jobs, but it is exhausting.

3.) Community - Northwest Florida is a great small community. I love the small-town feel. And coming from someone who has lived here for several decades, it has changed a lot in that time. There have been some constants though. Our little town used to be referred to as "The World's Luckiest Fishing Village". It is still a great place to fish, but the oil spill has done some terrible things for our local fisherman and boat captains. I wish I could change that. This is their livelihood, and unfortunately, the oil has affected it in very negative ways. Not just fisherman, but also local rental property owners, restaurants, shops, and other local-owned businesses have been affected.

4.) Country - If I could change one thing here it would be that we would all try to become more "united". There are so many things that tear us apart as a nation, and we are so much stronger when we are unified.

5.) World - Bring back the "Golden Rule"! If we all treated each other the way we would want to be treated, there would be so much more peace. This includes our Earth and how we treat it. We can be so abusive at times. Love really does make the world go 'round.