by Leonne Sharkey, Compliance Coordinator, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
About 8 years ago I wrote on an online profile that I wanted to “change the world”. I had no idea what this meant but I was trying to write a profile from the heart and I knew it was something I wanted to do. Of course “changing the world” always meant “for the better” and I wanted it to be in a huge, powerful, earth shattering and awesome way.
Unfortunately, I think my attempts to express this came off a bit ‘beauty pageant–like’, because when people asked exactly how I wanted to change the world… I was stumped! I had no idea, I just knew the world seemed messed up and I wanted to fix it… How embarrassing!
I had so many grand ideas: volunteering in a third world country perhaps, volunteering at home, or helping the homeless? I gave some of these ideas a shot but they weren’t what I was looking for. The world was still a mess – I was still a mess! If one more homeless person had dinner that day, was anything really changing? How could I really support another person if I was not supporting myself? How could I show that life could be full of love and joy when that was not my experience?
About two and a half years ago, as I lay in my bed I was overcome by an overwhelming desire to know the true purpose of my life. This question had been burning in me for as long as I could remember and it had come to the point where I could not go on a moment longer without knowing the answer. I guess you could say I prayed. I put it out there that I was willing to know why I was here on earth, and I was willing to do whatever it took to fulfill a promise I knew I had made, but forgotten.
Within the next week I was given a card for a Universal Medicine (UniMed) practitioner. I had a feeling that this was part of the answer to my call for the truth, but I was a little fearful of facing up to this (now it had shown itself to me). I had a big overseas holiday planned to celebrate my 30th birthday and decided I would make the appointment when I got back.
I went on my holiday and visited exotic locations including Hawaii, New York and Las Vegas. I went for it, determined to have the holiday of a lifetime and let my hair down. But things did not go according to plan: sure I had a great time and some great Facebook pictures to prove it, however, what the pictures didn’t show was that I felt more empty than ever; travelling, partying, shopping and living it up were clearly not the answer. I now had firsthand proof and it was a bitter pill to swallow.
Upon my return I had my first Chakra-puncture session and immediately I felt that something important had happened, even though nothing much changed in my life at first. I did notice that I could no longer flog myself at the gym though… hmmm. Over the coming months, as more truth was revealed to me through Serge Benhayon’s amazing books, and with the loving support of several UniMed practitioners, I began to make more loving choices for myself and bring more true joy into my life. I began to start changing myself, and as I started to do this I started to see that the changes I was making for myself had begun to change the lives of the people around me.
The change that I have brought to myself and others has been subtle in many ways, and I have made many, many mistakes along the way – old habits sometimes die very hard, and I had 30 years of emotional self-flagellation to re-imprint. However, as I started to let go of the harsh judgment I had heaped upon myself, I was also able to let go of the way I judged others and become much more allowing and accepting of the way other people choose to be. My relationships with others – which I had always felt were strong, loving and honest – began to deepen in a way that often shocked me. I was amazed at the beauty and honesty I was able to uncover and develop with friends and family, by simply and truly listening to what they had to say and expressing from my heart.
I also started to speak up more when something felt wrong to me. On one occasion I told someone that something they had said had hurt me. This person initially reacted very badly to what I expressed and was nothing short of furious with me for weeks – if looks could kill I would have been dead many times over. I was walking on eggshells; a little freaked out by what I had started, but I had an unshakeable feeling that I had done something true in a loving way despite the consequences I was experiencing. Over the next few days I began to notice that this person’s behaviour began to change with everyone they interacted with; the people around this person who had also been harsh also began to soften. Although there was still a lot of anger directed at me by the person I had confronted, overall, things felt so much better for me and everyone else they interacted with… I was starting to feel and see the change I was making in the world.
I began to treat my body in a more loving way, exercising gently, breathing gently and giving up any substance that I felt was causing harm to my body and made me feel sick, including caffeine and alcohol.
Funnily enough, I was not able to feel the entire harming effect that certain foods and drinks had on me until I stopped having them. I didn’t really think I reacted to foods before, but I felt tired all the time and got sick almost every 2-3 weeks with viruses and colds. I discussed these issues with a practitioner one day; they suggested giving up gluten and dairy as an experiment and seeing for myself if this had any effect on my energy levels. I was amazed how different I felt when I did not eat these foods! I felt much lighter and more vital. If I caved in to a craving after abstaining from something for a while, I would often have such a bad reaction to it that stopping myself the next time became easy.
I have begun to change the world. Many people may not notice, but I know everyone I meet in my life is affected. I am bringing a level of honesty to my relationships that can be beautiful and/or confronting. I am living in a way that shows a dedication to treating myself lovingly that can be beautiful and/or confronting, and I am able to sit back and allow others to choose whether they find me and the way I live beautiful and/or confronting.
I now live in a loving way; I am more open, I express from my heart and I experience joy on a daily basis. It is not always easy, it is not always fun; but I am changing the world and the changes I am making are huge, powerful, earth shattering and awesome.
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So many people feel this but don’t express what they feel because they dare not admit that the holiday they had been setting so much store by was not it. I have listened to so many people tell me about their holidays but when they describe their holiday the flatness in their voice is the give away.
“it was such a let downI went on my holiday and visited exotic locations including Hawaii, New York and Las Vegas. I went for it, determined to have the holiday of a lifetime and let my hair down. But things did not go according to plan: sure I had a great time and some great Facebook pictures to prove it, however, what the pictures didn’t show was that I felt more empty than ever; travelling, partying, shopping and living it up were clearly not the answer. I now had firsthand proof and it was a bitter pill to swallow.”
This caught my attention when I read this blog gain, “I am bringing a level of honesty to my relationships that can be beautiful and/or confronting”. Yes this resonated, some people either appreciate or react to the honesty presented to them. And in that reaction they are either not ready to hear this, or the fact that they don’t want to take the responsibility and make it another’s responsibility, so they can continue in their ignorance.
This is something I have been observing and a learning for me about imposing and leaving people where they choose to be. In the meantime, I continue living my life in the best possible way and becoming more astute to it’s offering.
Leonne “speaking up more when something felt wrong to me”, is an expression we seldom do and when we do, it is often met with some kind of a reaction. I found that as I was letting go of my own hurts, I was able to recognise the truth and my expression changed, not always by perfection, but it was changing with love.
We just need to reflect this to others and we can either inspire or inhibit others. Not everyone is ready, but somewhere along the way, that memory will return for that person. When a person who truly reflects has no impositions on others, leaves a lasting impression that awakens them when their moment appears…
I observe more and more how people behave and for me learning to be responsive to my surroundings. When we impose, it kind of feels it has been done in reaction, as subtle as it may be.
Responsibility is another biggie for the world especially in the climate we are under. In the meantime, i just need to stay settled and realise there is not a single thing I need to do. WOW!
There is so much we can do to not feel the angst of the emptiness inside – distraction after distraction with travel and parties and shopping etc and yet we come back still feeling the same. But with true care and love for self as I too have learned through Universal Medicine, the emptiness finally gets filled from the inside out.
Henrietta deep down many of us is that emptiness, and no amount of money, or status gives us the satiety until we look within. And then we realise that it was always there, we realise we were too busy looking elsewhere when that elsewhere was always within.
Life changes when and if we are prepared to look within. Then life is viewed from a different perspective…
Shushila, when we eventually stop to look within there is so much there to feel and be with. To allow our bodies to settle into the stillness and not be in the constant nervous tension of life is huge just to start with.
To know something is a mess one has to have known at some point what not having a mess was/is like. On some level we know that the way life is currently being lived by most is not a true way of living. This is the angst we can feel.
Leonne, an awesome sharing that I too can relate to. When I was growing up I too wanted to change the world as I could see it was a mess. But like you I fell into the trap of doing and trying to fix others and things around me to no avail. Changing the world is about changing ourselves first and being OK with the ‘mess’ knowing that whilst we change ourselves,then this will inspire others to do likewise.
Beautiful Leonne to read this again, and it all comes back to each person changing their own life so that everything they do for themselves, others and the world is sourced from love. Like yourself I knew the world was not in a great state but how to change it was always very illusive. It all makes sense to me now though with what Serge Benhayon presents about the difference between spirit and soul (love) and that everything is because of energy – when we change the energy we source ourselves from (i.e., we return to love) everything changes.
I express truth, and people are not always ready for that, they still want to play nice, ‘ I am bringing a level of honesty to my relationships that can be beautiful and/or confronting.’
Lorraine, I was talking to a friend recently and I said I was feeling left out of something happening at work. They were able to show me by giving me an example of how I make everything about me. This was a big pill to swallow as it was very confronting but when we are able to hear the truth it’s possible for a great healing to take place and it can feel as though a huge weight is lifted off our shoulders.
Great Elizabeth, the reharmonisation of the world will definitely start with us and this reflection will be felt by many and slowly but surly will be felt by all.
So as we re-learn to walk our talk and stay focused on the way we are walking our feet with their imprints re-harmonise the earth for all those who follow in those steps.
What an amazing blog Leonne, as you have shared our reflection is our greatest way of communicating and when we understand that all the partying in life has all been about the I, so we are a part or part-I that has disconnected from their Soul because the individuality or I took us away from being connected to our essences and thus each other. The soul when connected to joins the spirit so we are no longer in parts and thus we have reconnected back to the joy, harmony, love and stillness of life that comes from heaven through our Souls and thus through us the these amazing ways of living become our reflection for all to feel.
Something totally huge and powerful can happen without shattering Earth, and we feel it inside. Maybe because we already know and have already lived what comes after Earth gets shattered.
“I am living in a way that shows a dedication to treating myself lovingly that can be beautiful and/or confronting, and I am able to sit back and allow others to choose whether they find me and the way I live beautiful and/or confronting” – there is no denying the ease in you Leonne in what you share here because what feels and is a loving way to be, is undeniable.
I love this. So often changing the world is tied up with all sorts of bold gestures that actually change very little and even do a lot more harm. Changing the world is for me reflecting there is another way of living that is harmonious that can be lived on this planet.
Absolutely Karin, it takes away all the do-gooding and returns us to Truth and our divine connection so we become a true reflection of heaven.
Yes, and what I love about reflecting is, it is so simple.
Nailed it Karin – and this makes it so much simpler for us all to ‘change the world’ but focusing on ourselves first. As Robbie Boyd sings “Be the change you want to see”…
“….old habits sometimes die very hard, and I had 30 years of emotional self-flagellation to re-imprint” – yes Leonne, one of the greatest things that helped me to feel more at ease with myself is Esoteric Yoga for the level of honesty it has brought to my body and hence to how I am living and thus make different choices.
Many fall for the wish to change the world. After all, it is not that hard realizing that this is not it. The problem is what to do about it. Life offers us an array of possibilities. When we choose, we not just choose a path, but one we trust will help us to change the world. In this process, though, we discount us. We leave ourselves out of the picture. Others, simply abandon the picture altogether and find any place where they can withdraw from wat they find a mess. The key question is how to effectively be able to change something without disengaging from the world. And, there is where Universal Medicine has something crucial to offer that allows us to start changing, becoming less and less a contributor to the mess we do not like and see how our relationships start transforming as we go on. We may not change ‘the’ (whole) world, yet we help to transform a portion of it and we significantly change the way we relate to it. We learn that we are responsible only for what we are responsible. We cannot change what others are responsible for. This teaching, though, changes everything. That is why it has to go around… to change the world.
Thanks Eduardo, wise words to live by “We learn that we are responsible only for what we are responsible. We cannot change what others are responsible for.” This has been a life long learning for me, not quite there yet but appreciate what you have shared. It’s a place of true equality to leave others to pick up what they are responsible for and acknowledge their equal power to do so, and simply get on with our own responsibilities.
This is a great sharing Eduardo
“is where Universal Medicine has something crucial to offer that allows us to start changing, becoming less and less a contributor to the mess we do not like and see how our relationships start transforming as we go on. We may not change ‘the’ (whole) world, yet we help to transform a portion of it and we significantly change the way we relate to it. We learn that we are responsible only for what we are responsible. We cannot change what others are responsible for.”
Just imagine if we all changed just our portion of the world by reengaging with ourselves then the world would change automatically by the universal law of cause and effect.
“I am bringing a level of honesty to my relationships that can be beautiful and/or confronting. I am living in a way that shows a dedication to treating myself lovingly that can be beautiful and/or confronting..” – which is beautifully confronting Leonne.
Spot on Zofia, being honest and true to those around us can indeed be confronting in a beautiful way.
Yes, then we are not one but we are many. Love is the most misunderstood and therefore under-rated commodity.
“My relationships with others – which I had always felt were strong, loving and honest – began to deepen in a way that often shocked me.” The shock comes from clocking that we are the only ones who have chosen to ‘change’ or deepen our relationship but everyone benefits. Yet this is in contrast to an ideal that had you wanting to change the world by going out there and doing your bit! I love the magic of this reflection and the ripple effect it has. It inspires us all to continue to focus on the way we live our own life and the relationship we have with ourselves as a way to change the world without imposition but by inspiration.
How amazing that the way to really make changes in this world start at home with ourselves in the smallest of ways, with things that are seemingly insignificant. These tiny changes are very real and lasting because they are very accessible and can then inspire others, whereas when we try to tackle bigger issues we so often end up against a brick wall. Thank God for Serge Benhayon who has and continues to show the world what is possible when we begin to truly love ourselves.
This was a joy to read. It was very real and practical (and not very earth shattering!). It documents the changes and ripple effect to others in a way that anyone could take one piece or the whole to begin to work with in their own lives.
You have just proved how easy it is to change the world here and if we all took a leaf out of your book the knock on effect would be huge. It is amazing what we can now see as abusive when we start looking after ourselves better.
Many of us went on board the I want to change the world ship. Yet, some of us also bought into we have to understand how it works first and accepted that the academic narratives we got about it were true. Interestingly enough though, not many can claim they understood it based on everything they got.
How true it is that if we really want to ‘change the world’ we must start with ourselves and with being the love that we innately are. Feeding someone who is hungry is a nice thing to do but giving them a reflection of the love that they too are, is truly powerful.
It’s true Leone, just as you learned we can’t correct the messed-up world around us until we address and correct our own messiness – otherwise we just keep contributing the same old same old and it feeds the mess all the more.
I know the feeling of wanting to fix the way the world and our society live, and the every day destruction that people cause both to themselves and others, and through Serge Benhayon and Universal Medicine I have learnt that it is not about fixing anything but to show the world that there is another way to be and to be true to yourself.
Yes the true changing of the world begins with ourselves first and foremost. As you have said Leonne, how can we support another if we are not supporting ourselves first? Hence the real power to change the world lies in our willingness and commitment to self-responsibility…
Thomas, it’s really interesting to observe how I deceive myself when it comes to being responsible. I pay my taxes, I do not break the law etc., But this is not the responsibility we are talking about here, it’s much deeper than not breaking the law, or paying our bills, or being kind. There is a responsibility to truth to say and do something because it is what is needed even if it goes against the current way. Not allowing ourselves to stay quiet and keep the peace because it’s easier that way. Sometimes we need to back ourselves when we feel something isn’t right and just call it. By just saying what you have just said doesn’t feel right to me has exposed the energy that tries to thwart the truth.
Changing the world starts with changing ourselves and the way we choose to live.
Yes, living that change, and inspiring others along the way.
When we walk connected to our inner heart we are connected to all, and all feel it… it’s then earth shattering and amazing what happens right before our eyes.
Leonne, this is such a beautiful sharing and a huge support to read today – I love the space you give both yourself and others in allowing all to be as they are, and how your honesty has brought changes to you and those around you; this is so deeply confirming and it shows how much we affect the world around and beyond us. Changing the world starts with us.
Amazing Leonne. I used to think that I needed to change the world and sometimes still get caught in expecting it to be different. It is amazing to know though that true expression does change the world and being ourselves in all the ways that we naturally are, makes ripple effects.
Could the ultimate way to ‘change the world’ be to change how we are with ourselves?
I have always had this sense in my life of wanting to ‘change the world’ too and tried many things including volunteering at home and abroad and being a member of different charities etc but the only time I have felt I have actually made any real lasting difference was when I started to change my relationships with myself and everyone around me in my ordinary daily life.
It only takes one to change the world. The ripple affect is huge, for everyone who is affected, no matter their response, then knows a different way.
We constantly under-estimate the impact we have on the world with every movement we make.
There is great truth in the saying ‘be the change you want to see in the world’. When change comes from within us, alchemy begins and all reap the rewards.
By changing ourselves we then bring changes to those around us and to the world as you have shown here beautifully Leonne, ‘ I was amazed at the beauty and honesty I was able to uncover and develop with friends and family, by simply and truly listening to what they had to say and expressing from my heart.’
How we are with ourselves does then have a ripple effect, ‘ as I started to let go of the harsh judgment I had heaped upon myself, I was also able to let go of the way I judged others and become much more allowing and accepting of the way other people choose to be.’ Simple, and makes sense.
When we accept the fact that every move we make will change the world (for better or worse) we realise our responsibility.
It’s proof to change the world is to change you by committing to what true love is for you and build that relationship with yourself first.
I love how we make a difference, not by trying to make a difference, but by being who we are in all that we are. This difference is felt in us and in everyone. Some may react but when we stay steady we are holding a space and that space is full of potential.
I’m really inspired by what you said about the person who was angry with you when you expressed the hurt you felt at their words. You don’t say they stopped being angry with you so what inspires me is that you were able to be with this and accept it, and were then able to observe the changes in them and those around them. Having that commitment to yourself – to expressing truth no matter what – is a life-changer.
True Lucy – being accepting of the world and responding as needed enables us to change it. When we react we become a part of the problem.
Leonne, this is extra-ordinairy.. so so huge and earth shattering. There is no longer the excuse that you can not change the world and so by example neither do we.. It is amazing to see the depth of truth that one can re-align to and bring themselves back in to place that serves you and so others. Even if it takes some reactions. It shows us that we must alway follow what we feel and express all of that and not hold anything back we feel to share and experience. Gorgeous as it is lived and when its lived, it is felt by all and those are all able to choose truth for themselves. No need for trying,proving or convincing.
Purpose in life is lived in the detail, and in the refining of the detail of our lives, that we may live in a way that supports us to BE ‘us’ in full. What a beautiful exploration of the detail this is – when embraced so joyfully, we know that there is no end to this. It is a responsible way of living that is all there, should we heed the knowing from within in how to live it.
Love this blog, and all its realness Leonne, thank-you. I nearly fell off my chair when you described changing the world in a ‘beauty-pageant’ kind of way – yet, what you’ve shared there is key for so very many of us. We want things to be better, we may even feel that we’re here to make a difference. Yet is that difference about ‘doing good’ in order to relieve our tensions in life, or is it derived from living the real deal of love, and knowing to the bone that this is what truly changes things.
As we take our steps towards love, we change – our bodies, our vitality, oftentimes our health, the way we interact and meet each other, it all changes. And this is felt by others, frequently inspiring people to bring more of the same to their own lives – lives of love, in a world that has become so drastically loveless and abusive…
When we look at the world and its obvious mess, so many of us want to just go out there and do something about it – but it really is each one of us who makes up the world that has the power to change the world by being honest and willing to make choices from a different place in our daily life – we are that powerful.
Awesome Leonne. When we stay true to what we feel and simply express it, things start to change. Your line about having 30 years of emotional self-flagellation to re-imprint made me smile and remember that old habits really do take a while to let go of. It’s so worth the commitment of becoming aware of what these old patterns are, and loving ourselves enough to want to make the changes to let these go.
How beautiful. There are so many people now who have experienced the Universal Medicine modalities and books and other offerings by Serge Benhayon and could say their story is very similar. I am one of those. Yes we are changing the world just by being authentically ourselves and understanding that it must start with a harmonious and loving relationship with ourselves first.
So honest. Strong and claimed. Therefore truly inspirational.
I too had these similar grand ideas as you Loenne on how to help the world and help people. But I never followed them through because deep down I felt they were not going to be the answer to our world issues. I was also feeling a bit overwhelmed at times, not really knowing what to do. But what I realise now is that I don’t have to do anything grand or drastic to change the world. I change the world by simply reflecting on my own life first, choose to live in harmony every day and that is all that is required for any true change to occur. It starts with taking responsibility for our life, our wellbeing, our health and our relationships, and to consistently choose to return to our natural way, expressing love and truth.
There is nothing more beautiful that making changes based on lovingly supporting yourself only to see the knock on affect of how this then supports others. Sometimes people need to be inspired to become aware of things they too need to change before they are willing to commit to doing so.
My life has changed so much since I wrote this blog… in fact it reminds me that I’m living in cycles. There is nowhere to get to, no goal to reach, no straight line to the finish line, just more trips around the sun and another chance to choose truth in each moment.
It makes such a difference when we allow ourselves to feel the impact we have on the world and the people around us. This supports us in our responsibility to live life with all that we are and to feel how much change we can bring. Appreciating the extend we can change the world around us when we do start to live a life of responsibility and integrity is of vital importance in the honouring and support towards ourselves.
I loved your blog, especially these words Leonne, “I now live in a loving way; I am more open, I express from my heart and I experience joy on a daily basis. It is not always easy, it is not always fun; but I am changing the world and the changes I am making are huge, powerful, earth shattering and awesome.” I sometime lose sight of this awesome power that we hold by our livingness.
Leonne you showed in your awesome blog that it is possible to change the world – it made so much sense as if we change ourselves the world around us has to change as well – is this not science???
A beautiful example of how, by turning to ourself and making loving changes, we automatically offer this to the world.
That’s right Esther, it is so simple. In the past I used to complicate things by thinking I had to do something grand and be someone important like a world leader or someone similar to be able to have an impact on the world and make some drastic changes to improve our world. But this was such an illusion, if I want true change it must first come from within and it starts with me first. Amazing really, so simply and funny how upside down I was approaching life but now I am beginning to see the world and myself from a clearer perspective and with more understanding. Thanks to the inspiration from Serge Benhayon, his family and the people I have met at Universal Medicine, showing me a true way to make a difference to the world.
Brilliant Leonne, what you’ve shared is inspiring and so relatable. I too have felt the same, wanting to change the world but I didn’t really know how or where to begin. I had similar thoughts like helping people in need, or be part of aid work but when these grand ideas came to me, they did feel like the answers to our worldwide issues. So, what I realised after understanding the teachings of Universal Medicine was so incredibly simple, I must first make changes in my own life first, to live every day in harmony and love before I can bring this to humanity. It is not possible to change the world until I am prepared to change my own life to reflect love, truth and harmony. It now makes so much sense and changing the world no longer feels a huge unachievable task, it is all about how I choose to live that makes the greatest impact.
Beautiful Blog Leonie. The deeply felt truth within is always there and the moment you chose to acknowledge it by taking action everything that was needed was there for you. Your light is changing the world through your reflection to others and speaking what is true. Thank you so much for sharing this is truly awesome.
The magic of God is there when we put out the call for change and an opportunity is presented. The truth of the Ageless Wisdom of bringing more love to the world by making loving choices for ourselves is there for us all to return to.
Fabulous blog Leonne. Changing the world by first changing ourselves – and the ripples that then go out into the world can indeed be earth-shattering.
Your descriptions of the ways in which you’re making changes in the world just go to show how easy it can be – from the subtle to the honest. It doesn’t have to be grand scale. It just needs to be true and loving, starting with ourselves first. An inspiring read.
Be the change you know the world to be.
Love your honesty, Leonne, about how choosing to live in a loving way isn’t always easy, fun and flowing. Because truth isn’t always palatable, either for ourselves or others. But the rewards are palpable and your own experiences described here are a testament to that.
Now that I got to know you Leonne, I must add a different comment here. Yes, you are changing the world in subtle ways if you look at it from outside, but if you feel them from inside energetically the changes are huge, powerful, earth shattering and awesome. So it is for everyone who lives in respectful, loving ways, living who they are.
Awesome Leonne! I have have always realised that how I behave has an impact on those around me but lately have begun to observe just how powerful this impact actually is. The ripple effect is enormous and, as you say Leonne, it can be inspiring or confronting. This has really raised the bar as far as knowing the underlying responsibility on me to live with honesty and integrity. Yet it has also added a simplicity to my life and I know that complexity is only present when I forget who I am deep inside of me.
Beautiful and inspiring Leonne – I love how you shared how your prayer was answered – the world indeed changes as we start the process within ourselves first – love builds more love.
Thank you Leonne and Ariana, I agree, living and speaking the truth, when the truth is needed for our evolution, will then provide a platform for us all to evolve.
‘I put it out there that I was willing to know why I was here on earth, and I was willing to do whatever it took to fulfill a promise I knew I had made, but forgotten.’ Thank you for sharing how this unfolded for you Leonne and for claiming the awesome impact that this has had on the world.
Leonne, your story proves change starts in the home. There is no sense in championing a cause if our own backyard is polluted. Thank you for loving yourself so much that we all benefit, I appreciate that.
Changing the quality of the world starts with us all claiming and living our everyday from the divine quality that we all have and are innately. Then just like a stone dropped into the water that quality emanates out for all to feel, be inspired by and if they choose, claim within themselves too….
Beautiful Leone, the love you share with the world is deeply felt, as does everyone who shares so openly. We have a huge effect when truly opening up and sharing ourself with the world.
Thank you Benkt. I can feel the depth of love and appreciation in your comment, which proves itself really! Your expression reminds me to appreciate myself and the power of living in a loving way.
This blog is a beautiful account of awakening an awareness to who you truly are. When we live in a true way we change the world. Thank you Leonie.
True Love in what ever form that takes is what changes the world. Not change in the material sense necessarily but change in the quality of how we all can live, interact with each and ourselves and what we say our true purpose truly is. A truly loving way of living is one of the most inspiring ways we can choose to live.
Leonne what you share was beautiful to read, when we make true changes in our lives how this inspires others around us to make choices that support them.
“How could I really support another person if I was not supporting myself? How could I show that life could be full of love and joy when that was not my experience?” This is so true, Leonne. Many people have the ideal of changing the world but forget that it starts with ourselves. We have to love and care and develop a relationship with ourselves first before we can do the same for another.
So agree with you Leonne, we are one great reflector for people and in this can inspire great change in people. The issue as you write, is more about the quality of our reflection, and ensuring that what we’d like to inspire in another towards their own growth – is what we ourselves already live. Living love is this way/reflection.
I love being reminded of this Zofia. I also love knowing that I am responsible for the state of ‘my world’ . Sure there are many things that are outside my control but I always have a choice about how I will be no matter what I face.
I loved sharing in this journey of yours. I can relate to wanting to change the world, but having a focus that started from the outside in, not the inside out. What’s amazing for me is to learn that the quality of energy I am in from living a self loving life, brings a tremendous healing to everyone I interact with. The more loving my relationship is with myself, the more I have to offer. The more I do for myself, the less I do for others, and the more space I give others (i.e not getting involved) paradoxically offers the most to the world.
Expressing yourself with without hesitation of repercussion. A great lesson to learn and inspiring to read about
Thank you Leonne for sharing such a beautiful story. I feel your love and joy now and each time we meet at one of the workshops, very inspiring.
What a beautiful realisation Leone. How could I really support another person if I was not supporting myself? How could I show that life could be full of love and joy when that was not my experience? Thank you.
The end of your story made me smile Leonne Sharkey. Without trying, you notice that you are changing the world just by being you in all the grandness you are. How simple life becomes when we let go of the seeking for solutions outside ourselves and simply choose love to be our foundation in life.
Wonderful article Leonne. It’s inspirational to read the positive impact your reflection had on those around you when you started living in a more loving, joyful way. Such changes are certainly earth shattering and awesome.
It was truly beautiful to read how when you called out for the truth, it was hand delivered to you for you to fulfill your impulse to change the world. I loved how this first led you to realising you needed to re-imprint 30 years of emotional self-flagellation and was deeply inspired by your gentle approach to this and the relationship you started with yourself and others free of judgement and yet full of honesty, love and acceptance. This is a way of being that alone without question creates change through inspiration… and that’s even before the other earth shattering changes your are making! Awesome indeed.
To change the world was my motto too! As you, thanks to the teachings of Universal Medicine I have started to changing my world first and to make a loving difference regarding others who are blessed by my expression.
Thank you Leonie this is brilliantly awe inspiring! What you have so powerfully expressed and claimed for yourself is a show stopper, very gorgeous indeed.
Leonne you have a commitment to truth that is changing the world in earth shattering ways because you know sometimes the truth makes people uncomfortable.
I love the way changing the world begins with how we live and express to others in the world, from a loving place within us.This feels so much more powerful than running around doing “good” things which is often part of our need to be recognised.
Awesome Leonne! I too have begun to change the world 🙂
Wow, Leonie. What a beautiful, confirming expression. I love it. “I have begun to change the world. Many people may not notice, but I know everyone I meet in my life is affected. I am bringing a level of honesty to my relationships that can be beautiful and/or confronting. I am living in a way that shows a dedication to treating myself lovingly that can be beautiful and/or confronting, and I am able to sit back and allow others to choose whether they find me and the way I live beautiful and/or confronting… I am changing the world and the changes I am making are huge, powerful, earth shattering and awesome.” Absolutely.
Thank you for changing the world, Leonne. Love and speaking truth are the only things that change the world and the effects are often so much bigger than we can imagine. You described beautifully how it works. And wow did you get a beautiful answer to your praying. As coincidence doesn’t exist you created a beautiful opportunity for yourself that was willingly answered.
What you write makes sense Leonne, how can we change the world without first looking at ourselves and from your account of your personal journey it sounds like you are well on your way.
This really shows the simplicity of how it can be when we realise that the power of change lies within us and just needs to be let out. Not in a big boom changing the world sort of way but just by opening the gates of heaven that lies within us. It’s interesting that we think we need to change the world when the only one we need to change is ourselves.
Absolutely mattsjosefsson, I love how you express our ability to effect change ‘just by opening the gates of heaven that lies within us’.
What you have described here, Leonne, is what true change is about for me. It is not overt or showy. It is instead subtle, loving and tender. More of a call than a shout. And yes, even in this way people can be extraordinarily challenged as they are faced with the reality of their choices through seeing and feeling the Truth of your choices. People are also very naturally inspired. For me this is bringing true change to the world “…in a huge, powerful, earth shattering and awesome way.”
Leonne I absolutely love your blog. Such a gorgeous story of you connecting to your heart and your deep desire to want to have a positive impact on the world and how you stayed with it and allowed that to guide you through all the changes you have made in your own life, so that you are now doing exactly what you choose from your heart those many years ago. Truly inspiring.
I completely agree Golnaz, I loved this blog from beginning to end, and all of the honesty in between. Most of all I love how Leonne has not held back from saying very clearly that, yes, she is changing the world. Leonne being willing to say this is in fact world changing of itself, because it breaks that taboo of not claiming just how powerful we are if we come from the truth of our hearts, and so helps others to also say, ‘hey yes, me too’.
Thank you Catherine. Your comment is very confirming for me to read as originally an editor had suggested I add the words “to me” to the end of this blog. I agreed, retreating to my hiding place and feeling that I should tone down my expression….I left the blog this way for years even though it always felt wrong to me. About 6 months ago I took the steps needed to remove those two words. It felt great as I know without a doubt that the changes I have made change the world and it is important to claim this in full.
I have just read you comment in reply to Catherine Jones and I take my hat of to you for going out of your way, sticking your neck out to remove two words “to me” that your editor suggested you add to the end of your blog. You are a strong woman Leonne. In your own words “It felt great as I know without a doubt that the changes I have made change the world and it is important to claim this in full”.
You put everything into perspective Leonne, that old way of trying to save the world and everybody in it, in comparison to the more subtle and far spreading way that starts with taking responsibility for yourself. Beautiful and very inspiring,
what an awesome blog Leonne,how many of us can relate to this feeling of wanting to change the world but not knowing where to start or how to do it. We have heard the phrase ‘start with the man in the mirror’ but for most this is a very abstract notion. What you share shows that all it takes is the willingness to live life more and more lovingly.
For me it has been a case of wanting to avoid the world completely and let someone else just change it for me without any input. But what I have and continue to learn from the presentations of Serge Benhayon is that no one can change the world for me. I am part of the world, not separate from it and holding expectations of it to change for and around me without my equal part only creates and allows the continuation of ill-health to all – including myself.
A great sharing, Leonne. I, also, felt that I was not living my purpose and I did lots of things to try and find what that purpose might be. After lots of ‘mucking around’, thinking the next thing on my list was ‘it’, I finally came to the realisation that I am the ‘it’. Huge revelation! and while I don’t always be ‘it’, when I am, my whole world, relating and relationships, shifts and changes in the most gorgeous ways that I could never have predicted.
Thank you Leonne for your very honest and moving account. I wonder how many people start off by wanting to change the world like you did, and then just become overwhelmed and give up. As you have discovered, we have to contact our inner selves for the answers.
Changing the World: In a Huge, Powerful, Earth Shattering and Awesome Way.
Thank you Leonne for this beautiful blog. I can very well relate to many aspects, especially to how challenging it can be to let go decades of emotional self-flagellation and judgement of others.
For me the big changing point came when I truly realized, that everyone and everything I meet in my life is a reflection for me. It may not be very comfortable to see myself in these mirrors sometimes, but seeing me without the chance to hide behind a mind-constructed veil is so deeply healing.
Dear Leonne, I loved reading your story and hearing your experiences. They are in part, reflective of some of my experiences too since resolving to live another way. I have really loved being witness to my own softening and then to witness how that seems to affect change in others. It is indeed a magical journey to behold and enjoy! Thank you for your article.
It’s the little things that are really are big!!
Leonne what a beautiful sharing to start the day. I feel really inspired to ” change the World” in me of course. I too have always felt that there was something that I needed to do to change what is happening in the World, the unfairness, harmful way humans treat each other, starvation in other countries etc. and I have done volunteer work , but since coming to the work of Serge Benhayon I see that changing the World starts with me. Thank You.
It is a common belief that to change the world we must be doing something big and grand but as you are showing Leonne it is simply a matter of living a life of care, and it all starts with caring for ourselves. I have seen pictures of you, you inspire people simply by the radiating glow that you emit which clearly comes from caring for yourself. Yes you are changing the world.
So well said Leonne. I can relate to wanting to make changes in the world by means like volunteering in third world countries. Making earth shattering changes by starting with myself never occurred to me until I discovered Universal Medicine. It is so much simpler in many ways but also challenging as I can’t just pack my bags and go home when I’ve had enough!
Thank you Leonne. I have also experienced over the past years how the world changes around me just by me taking more loving care of myself. And there is no need to convince or persuade people as that what is truly lived is deeply inspiring.
Awesome piece Leonne. I loved reading it. ‘I am able to sit back and allow others to choose whether they find me and the way I live beautiful and/or confronting.’ What we bring in truth and the ripple effects it has, may not be understood but it is not to be underestimated! The loving changes we make are changing the world.
Very true Candida, and all that is necessary is to be our true selves.
I loved reading this blog Leonne. It made me ponder, do I want to change the world? I never felt like an I-want-to-change-the-world-person, not a mission driven person, I felt like if my life was ok I was ok. Lots has changed since then and I could feel whilst reading the blog that I would like to change the world because I can now see how so many things are not working in this world. I now know too it is about starting with myself, living lovingly with everyone – just like how I would like the world to live with me.
Leone – what a powerful way to start my day reading your blog. You expressed so eloquently something that I have also felt – the deep yearning to change the world and be a healing presence here – and the confusion as to how to actually live that. Thanks to Serge Benhayon and Universal Medicine for presenting us that way of living that really is that way of lovingly changing the world.
Thank you Deborah. I absolutely love the way you describe “being a healing presence here.” Boy oh boy do I want to be that! It is awesome to feel that I can bring a healing presence if I am willing to heal myself. It is also awesome to realise that I am not responsible for healing others, I can simply provide others with inspiration and an opportunity to choose to heal themselves.
Very cool. To deeply know you wanted to change the world and then through your commitment to this feeling you found yourself on this amazing path doing exactly that. Great blog, thank you.
Leonne I too can relate to wanting to make a change or bring change to this world. What you have expressed is so lovely to feel as it’s with each choice we make (no matter how big or small) that we can have such an amazing ripple effect on those around us. Simply being more loving with ourselves offers the possibility that we can live life in another way – now that is grand!
Something Serge Benhayon said at a Universal Medicine presentation led me to a similar place Leonne. He said that when you change, everyone has the opportunity to change in your reflection. Being the queen of victim-hood and blame it was a bit of a struggle to get to the point that I gave this a go but once I did, it was like magic. When I was loving and treated particular people equally without any blame, anger or resentment, they responded in a more loving and equal way to me, as opposed to with their usual antagonistic and aggressive behaviour. I have noticed this phenomenon so often that there is no doubt anymore that it is truth. Everything in my life is a reflection of where I am at, how I am energetically and to affect any real change in our life, in others’ and in the world this is where it starts.
Yes we are changing the world Leonnie, this is awesome, it’s about changing ourselves on the inside, then all else can flow from it. This is the way to make a real difference, and it’s so so simple
Definitely. Beautiful, Leonne.
Loved your blog Leonne, and I can definitely feel that you are “changing the world and the changes I am making are huge, powerful, earth shattering and awesome” – it is just not being done the way you originally thought you would do it, but simply by beginning to make loving changes for yourself. You are the pebble thrown gently into the pond that creates the ripples that tenderly and lovingly touch all around you. Yes, we can change the world, but first we must begin by changing ourselves.
I loved re-reading your article Leonne, how easy it is to fall for the mis-guided idea that we can change the world without recognising that it starts with us first. I learnt to retreat from the world thinking it was an impossible place to change, and all the time all that I was doing was retreating from myself. I loved this line because I can recognise that I too had once made this promise to myself, “I put it out there that I was willing to know why I was here on earth, and I was willing to do whatever it took to fulfill a promise I knew I had made, but forgotten.”…this brought tears to my eyes.
I love it Leonne, it’s true that everytime we bring all of ourselves to any situation and don’t hold back the love for one second, we are changing the world! Your gorgeous, bright, shiny and infectious writing shows how in real life you would also bring these qualities. Huge, powerful, earth shattering and awesome indeed!
I have also had that desire, to change the world, do good, save people and take just a tiny bit of responsibility on my shoulders in order to leave this earth in a much better state. Just a tiny bit……Well, by actually letting go of that responsibility and starting with myself first, for instance with taking care of me, a lot has in fact changed. Not only for me, but also for those around me. We tend to override the effect we have on other people and true change starts at home.
Powerful and awesome you are Leonne. This is such an inspiring blog and confirms what has always been said that each of us does have the power to change the world and it starts with ourselves. Let’s face it we can only ever be responsible for our own choices and behaviour, not those of another. I can feel in your blog how change inspires change in others and that is powerful.
Who could not fall in love with this blog? Just beautiful to share in this part of your life Leonnie. I can identify fully with knowing there is a lot wrong in the world, wanting to change it but having no idea how. Your story is beautiful because it shows that true change comes from within. The world does really change when we commit to more love in our lives. Leonnie you have really inspired me to deeply appreciate all the changes I am making and how this is affecting the world.
A very inspiring blog.. thank you Leonne. I also have always enjoyed helping people. But I have since realised that I had to make some true changes with myself first …self love, self care and self nurture. I know now it all starts with me first, which then can inspire others to change their lives if they choose….which eventually can change the world.
Leonne, thank you for another amazing blog! I can really relate to many points you raise, it also helps me appreciate how far I’ve come in my own evolution. Sometimes I can be too hard on myself, but I’ve made some amazing changes which do affect the world in a positive way, the people I interact with on a daily basis, my family and friends. Thanks to the teachings of Universal Medicine and my own choices my life now has true meaning and purpose.
Great article Leone, I can particularly relate to the paragraph – “I went on my holiday and visited exotic locations including Hawaii, New York and Las Vegas. I went for it, determined to have the holiday of a lifetime and let my hair down. But things did not go according to plan: sure I had a great time and some great Facebook pictures to prove it, however, what the pictures didn’t show was that I felt more empty than ever; traveling, partying, shopping and living it up were clearly not the answer. I now had firsthand proof and it was a bitter pill to swallow.” I took a year out when I was 29 and traveled to Australia, New Zealand, Fiji and Thailand and I had the same experience as you in that it wasn’t what I was expecting it to be and wasn’t the answer.
Leonne I too am one of those people who has always wanted to change in some positive way. I thought I could do this by helping others and be involved in community groups that supported different causes which eventually left me exhausted and even resentful that no one else cared enough. I have also found that making the choice to love and care for me first is the true change needed to inspire others to begin to change their lives which then can have the ripple effect to change the world.
Changing the world from the inside out. Your truth connecting with another’s truth; spreading love, joy and harmony to the world around you. A beautiful article Leonie, from beautiful You. Thank you.
It is great and beautifull to know that when we are ready everything is there waiting for us “I put it out there that I was willing to know why I was here on earth, and I was willing to do whatever it took to fulfill a promise I knew I had made, but forgotten.”. … and the next moment you were given a card by a Universal Medicine practitioner. It reminds me that we are all supported and loved in ways we are not yet fully aware of. There is so much wonder and magic.
Thank you Vicky. You are spot on. That moment where I made that very solemn and heartfelt request for the truth is something I will always remember. The amazing thing is that deep down I knew the truth all along. I can feel now that what I was really saying is “I am willing to start taking responsibility now. I know I will need help but it’s time to make a start”.
Thanks Leonne for a beautiful, honest and real account of bringing more love to life and how much this helps everyone around us.
Hi Leonne, I could very much relate to your blog and wanting to fix the world .. someone once announced that to a group of people I hadn’t met and I felt the same as you – I didn’t know how but I was going to make a difference. Soon after I met Universal Medicine and amazing changes started to happen. There was a heart felt call for Truth and when it came, I took it with both hands. Great to read this blog and appreciate the enormous changes that we can make when we make our life about truth.
Leonne, you are changing the world but from a real change, not the plaster to a wound change. Thank you for the reminder of the little changes we can make for ourselves, daily and that it is this that really makes a difference.
When we change our own world the world around us starts to change. I can feel a sense of commitment that is very strong as I read this blog. Saving the world starts with ourselves. If I choose to live in a way that presents the true me to the world then everyone gets only the best from me.
Fabulous Leonne – thanks so much. In the past I wanted to fight the true cause and change the world… As you have so clearly shown us, it isn’t about banner flying or marching. It’s about the simple loving changes we make for ourselves first that gives others the opportunity to feel how they can be more true to themselves too. This is awesome for you and awesome and freeing for us all!!!
When reading the last two paragraphs my eyes filled with tears… of joy… Thank you Leonne.
Thank you for a very inspiring blog.
I loved reading your blog Leonne – showing the awesomeness of simplicity. Bernadette
We think that we have to do something earth shattering to make a difference, but your post Leonne, is a great reminder that being true to ourselves and expressing from our inner heart is all we need to do; that is what changes the World. Speaking up when something is not true, can be uncomfortable, but your experience confirms that it can change more than we at first realise.
I loved reading your account of how you discovered this very gentle way to change the world, moment by moment and free of expectation, Leonne. I agree. It really feels quite joyous when you notice these flow-on effects happening around you as a result of your choosing to live in a way that is more supportive and caring of oneself.
Hi Leonne, this is awesome, I love your words “I have begun to change the world. Many people may not notice, but I know everyone I meet in my life is affected”. This is such a beautiful reflection and re-mind-er that we don’t need to go out there to save the world, but go within and change the way we are living.
Thank you Leonne and Carmel, I agree, through the correct use of Universal Medicine taught modalities by an EPA accredited practitioners we can bring about amazing life changes for ourselves’ in the way we living’!
Leonne, I have never met you personally, but I can feel that you are changing the world in your unique and beautiful way…
So do I 🙂
This is so inspiring. Thank you. You are changing the world and it does feel earth shattering and powerful!
Wow Leonne, beautifully expressed and very inspiring – thank you.
I love the title and in reading the article absolutely agree you are changing the world in huge, powerful and earth shattering and awesome ways. Very inspiring and very beautiful.
Thank you Leone, a great reflection for me!
Leonne, it’s wonderful to read about your journey from living the typical lifestyle of many thirty year olds, to starting the new direction of self care and expression. Everytime we express what is there to be said to another we are expressing truth. I can relate to the hurt and anger, indeed I have even been that person, but slowly the truth gets felt, bit by bit and healing can occur for you and them.
I am learning to express and it’s an amazing journey, thanks for sharing your experience thus far. We really do change the world far more in these gentle ways, one experience at a time. It’s so simple.
I love that, ‘one experience at a time’. Simply put one foot in front of the other, in the awareness that we are love.
“How could I show that life could be full of love and joy when that was not my experience?” This is true question which many people do not ask. What if the answer to this question is the key to changes?
It is amazing how fully and responsibly you took on, Leonne. You dedication and honesty is encouraging and inspiring. Imaging the ripple effect? Sure you do know the changes you bring are huge.
I greatly enjoyed reading your post Leonne. I deeply relate to the changes that you describe following your first Chakra Puncture session and meeting with Universal Medicine. You have beautifully and accurately described a very lovely process that many others (including myself) have also experienced. Well said and thank you.
Leonne, the change you speak of is definitely awesome. In the beginning of your piece when you spoke of questioning why the world is the way it is and the meaning to life and your subsequent introduction to a UniMed practitioner, it was like you were speaking how I had come across UniMed. In my desire for truth I one day begged God for an understanding or someone who could show me the way and then a week or so later I found Serge Benhayon. It is amazing, all we need to do is ask and the answer will be provided, very power-full.
Just before I was given one of Serge Benhayon’s books – The way it is – I had been standing in my acupuncture clinic after a busy day and said to myself I know there are deeper answers to my client’s problems, what are they because the answers are not found in acupuncture and Chinese Medicine – I have already searched high and low in that discipline. . . The start of Sacred Esoteric Healing, Chakrapuncture and the other Universal Medicine Therapies being introduced to my life and my practice. It is through these that I get to see daily how I am playing my part to change the world around me.