July 30, 2013

Small Differences

"We must not, in trying to think about how we can make a big difference, ignore the small daily differences we can make which, over time, add up to big differences we often cannot foresee."
     ~Marian Wright Edelman~

     There are so many problems in the world, how do we bigin to make a dent in fixing them? It's so easy to become discouraged when we think about how much there is to do and how little there is to do it with.
     But we can do something. If we can't afford to give $100 to a charity, $10 is better than nothing. If we can't volunteer our time every week, even a few hours a year helps. And if enough of us act this way, we can change the world.

Every day, I can do something to better the world, even if it's just offering a kind word to someone who needs it.

My thoughts: We're all in this together. Lend a helping hand, and do the best you can. Don't set out to build a wall. No, don't start there. Just lay one brick, just one, as perfectly as a brick can be laid. If you do that every day, eventually you will have a wall.