A few days ago I cleaned out Kailee’s closet.
I found a lot of beautiful treasures that she had saved and started reminiscing about her teenage years.
Kailee is a beautiful writer and she used to write heart felt stories in her English class. One of them was called “If I were In Charge Of The World” It is probably one of my favorite things that she has ever written and every time I read it I cry.
After I stumbled upon her story again It got me thinking what I would do if I were in charge of the world and my brian went into speed dial because of all the things that I would change if I had the chance to do so.
If I were in charge of
the world social media would not exist, landline phones would be in everyone’s home, and shopping online would be at a minimum.
Neighbors would smile at each other and meet In their front yards to reminisce about all the beautiful things their children were doing. There would be no fast food delivery and the grocery store would actually be a fun place to go.
Women would exercise together with the intention of building each other up. They would actually work-out instead of talk about the women who didn’t show up that day.
The mailbox would be a place of joy where people would go to receive beautiful cards and letters. Advertisements and bills to pay would be the least desired surprise in the mailbox.
Traffic jams and road construction would be non-existent and cars would be like jets that flew quickly to their desired destinations mostly to either serve another person or to have fun.
Everyone would have a job they actually liked and the work place would be a community of friends helping each other become better at what they do.
Instead of competing with every co-worker there would be a Camaraderie of friendships and common goals and values shared together as a team to help each other become a better versions of themselves.
The word family would mean anyone you love to be around and spend time with. Dinner time would be the best time of the day because you would talk to each other about your day and share food that everyone liked.
If you didn’t like the food there would be no pressure to eat it but there would be lots of love shown to everyone just for showing up.
Conversations would be about the good things that happened that day, The television would be a new place where everyone gathered.
Elementary age children would hold hands at recess, eat lunch together with the intention of trading cookies and seeing whose sandwich was the better one.
Eating your lunch quickly would ensure that you had plenty of time to play 4-square, tetherball and Chinese jump rope.
Every student would have someone to walk home with, there would be no such thing as a latch key child and the highest paid profession would be teachers because they are influencing future generations.
If I were in charge of the world there would be no car wrecks, cancer or birth defects. People would wake up and want to be a better version of themselves.
For me being in charge would allow everyone to have the kindest friends, no one would judge you and everyone would respect you.
And the most beautiful thing about actually being in charge of the world would be giving that opportunity to someone else with an open heart, knowing that because of your leadership they will actually do a better job at being in charge than you were.
If I could change one thing about people who are in charge of important things it would be for them to listen more, judge less, stay calm and lead with purpose.
True leadership is defined by leaving small footprints for someone else to follow and once they find those footsteps they become bigger because of the example that was set before them.
The beauty of being in charge of the world is turning it over to the next future leader knowing that they can actually do a better job than you and sleeping better at night than you ever have before.
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