What are your excuses for procrastinating in improving the world? If you're like me, you have a bushel of them. Let's examine a few:
"I'm too old to do anything important."
"I'm too tired ..."
"I don't have anything to offer."
"I'm nobody. Who's going to pay attention to my ideas?"
"I tried to do something nice for someone and it backfired."
Do any of these sound familiar? If not, I'm happy for you. You have it all together and are already doing your part. For the rest of us, maybe we need to re-think what it means to "improve the world."
Can I pick up trash in my neighborhood?
Can I take a treat to a friend for absolutely no reason except that I was thinking of her?
Can I call my 89 year old aunt and say "I love you?"
Yes.
Yes.
Yes.
None of these will change the world. But they will might make a tiny part of it a prettier, kinder, and move loving place.
So, for today, I am grateful for those times when I'm not too old, too tired, or too anything else to do something good.
Jane, this blog is seen my me and my mom as "improving the world" our world. For me I usually go to your blog as I sit at my desk and eat my lunch (hunched over like a troll) Your words take me away from my drudgery and make me smile, cry, sigh, or any number of other emotions. Thank you again.
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