Over the last two years I’ve been involved with a wide range of organisations seeking to create a better world for all, from grass roots movements to big NGO’s. One thing that’s struck me most in a lot of these groups is the general feeling that they aren’t doing enough. There seems to be a sense that people are waiting for each other to take the initiative. I want to explore this a bit more.

On the one hand, I do think there is too much inertia when it comes to making a positive difference at the moment. We all know how urgent things are, but often doing something to change the world at large takes a back seat to our more menial capitalist tasks. It can be difficult to do something for others when so much of our time and energy is taken up by doing what we can to survive ourselves.  Plus sometimes there are barriers for people to push through when it comes to activism, like having the confidence to go out and say what you believe to people when it is different to the status quo. So let’s not get caught in the trap of judging people on how much they appear to do, or pressuring people into doing something they don’t want to. This will simply turn people off more. Let’s make encouragement and innovative thinking the pillars of our efforts to increase campaigner activism.

Everyone can contribute in their own way. Some people are more suited to going out and talking to people face to face, some people may be better at blogging and posting things on social networks while others may want to get involved in a self-sustainability project. I think it’s wrong to say there are any specific actions that a movement has to take in order to start making ‘real progress’. Indeed the ultimate goal is not the progression of any movement, but world peace and sustainability right?

That brings me on to my main point. We do not have to do anything specific to any organisation or campaign to make the world a better place. It doesn’t have to be arranged two weeks in advance or targeted at a specific group of people. Everyone can make a positive difference every day. Whether it’s giving someone the benefit of the doubt, letting someone pass in front of you in a crowded station or getting up a bit earlier so you’re in less of a rush in the morning. All the small positive actions we take contribute positive energy to the overall energy field which encompasses us all. This is scientifically proven by the way; it’s just something else which is commonly misunderstood in our current society. When the energy changes we change, as we are the energy and the energy is us. So this tells us that everything we do makes a difference, everything counts. The world we experience is simply a reflection of the energy it’s made up of. It shows you how misguided arguments like ‘there is no alternative’ or ‘we can’t change anything’ really are.

So there’s never a need to give up, nothing is static. It’s worthwhile to keep raising awareness and understanding of key issues the world faces, and to keep looking at ways of transitioning to a more sustainable system. But without the understanding of the source of it all, the inner everlasting field, we will not achieve any lasting progress.

We can spread positive energy all the time, whether through our words, our body language or our actions. The message of this energy is – choose love, not fear. As long as we operate from this, we’ll make the progress we seek.

Chris A.