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Building ethical foundations
Hello, I’m Trish Corbett
from Ethical Foundations and
have lived in the Hawkesbury
District for the ma jority of
my life. The owner/publisher
of Hawkesbury Independent,
Julie Ryan, has asked me to
write a column each month
that focuses on the qualities
of our characters and how
we can take action to build
the safer, kinder community that is
the vision of the ma jority. I hope I can
live up to her expectations and that
together we can make a change in the
Hawkesbury & surrounding districts.
One thing we can be sure of in life is
change, constant change. Nothing stays
the same, things either go up or down,
improve or worsen. Unfortunately when
things are on the decline it happens
rapidly – like water going down a
plug hole – and when things require
improvement it like pushing a barrel of
concrete uphill – hard.
The plus side is that hard things are
possible, there is power in consistency
– think about people who exercise
regularly – they definitely become fitter
and often lose weight too. There are so
many things that are hard in life but it’s
worth persevering as there are so many
benefits and you feel great in the long
term. My question to you is how much
longer are you – yes I mean you, the
person reading this – willing to watch
our society go down the plug hole?
The media is now reporting
incidents such as shootings and
stabbings happening closer and
closer to home. Bullying seems to
be a frequent everyday occurrence
and seems to be part of our ‘norm’.
Bullying is prevalent in our society and
is across all ages and stages of life.
I am hopeful that you will join me in
our vision for a safer, more
caring community where
we are friendly, supporting,
kind, caring and respectful
of each other – and see our
differences as the magic
that enables us to grow
and develop as individuals
while we are reminded of, or
discover, new and interesting
perspectives.
You can be the change you want
to see in the world, when you decide
to be the change you want to see in
the world. You will learn more about
yourself as you examine your thoughts
and actions to discover the reasons you
think the things you do and the reasons
you do what it is you do. You can make
that change right now; it’s your future
and your choice. As you notice the
change in you personally you will also
notice the change in your environment
and those around you. Your environment
improves as you decide to make choices
to be the change that you want to see
in the world.
The more personal choices you
make to be the change you want to see
in the world will have an influence on
your world, your environment.
As you change your world changes –
loving people live in a loving world and
angry people live in an angry world –
which world do you want to live in? You
have an impact on others whether or
not you realise it, so make it a positive
impact.
If you are not sure of what to do in
any given situation then just remember
to be kind, be kind, be kind.
T
rish Corbett - Master Facilitator for The
Virtues Project/Personal Life Coach 0417
497 317. www.ethicalfoundations.com.au
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