Friday, February 4, 2011

One

"Never forget that you are one of a kind. Never forget that if there weren't any need for you in all your uniqueness to be on this earth, you wouldn't be here in the first place. And never forget, no matter how overwhelming life's challenges and problems seem to be, that one person can make a difference in the world. In fact, it is always because of one person that all the changes that matter in the world come about. So be that one person." ~R. Buckminster Fuller

I have been holding on to this quote just waiting for the right time to use it. Today is that time. I have been waiting for something for a long time; waiting for someone to do the right thing and give me the hope and direction I needed to make a difference for someone very near and dear to my heart. I got that news yesterday and now I have to make a difference.

I  realize my new information may cause a whole new set of problems for me. Regardless, I will use my information to be the one for someone who needs me right now. When I feel down and a little like I have no direction or purpose I am going to remind myself that if it were not for me and my persistence, my dear someone would have been left to fail and be forgotten by all of those who refused to step up and do the right thing. I will fight the battle even though it might be long and hard.

How many times do you know in your heart that something more needed to be done but you felt that you were just one person. I challenge you today. Be the one person that can and will make a difference. You may not see it in your time but you may certainly set the ball rolling to make something right for someone else.