It is easy to sit up...

It is easy to sit up and take notice. What is difficult is getting up and taking action.

- Al Batt

Not only do I like to collect quotes, I like to know the context in which the person used them. When you refer to quotes by people like Ben Franklin or Will Rogers, they made observations about life. They were just looking to pass some wisdom along.

I love this quote, but I don't know the context in which is was used. So, with that being said, I'll just pass on what I think is means and how we can put it to use.

The President is doing a bad job, we shouldn't be in Iraq, gas prices are too high, I don't make enough money, he has a better car than me, my kids don't mind me, and the list goes on and on. I don't have any of these problems. But everywhere I go, there is always someone complaining about something. Complaining is one of the easiest things in the world to do. Almost everyone has the ability to "take notice". The problem, no one wants to be the one to step up and fix it. Everyboby wants to take the easy way out. It's time people start getting up and taking action.

The next time you start to complain about something, bite your tongue for just a second and think of this quote, and try to figure what YOU can do to fix it. Once you take notice, take the road less traveled, be a part of the solution, not the problem.