Having just commemorated Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, I’ve reflected on the good Dr. King did in his lifetime and the example and legacy he left us with.  As the “holiday” passes by, I don’t want us to miss and to truly believe how the heart and actions of one person can change the world.

While some of us are destined to create monumental change in the world like Dr. King, others of us–no less important–have the opportunity to create change in smaller ways in our corner of the world.

Read this part slowly: Every single one of us (that’s you!) has the potential to make a significant impact in the world.  Some of you reading this may not believe you can make a difference.  You may think that in order to make a difference you need to have more money, more time, a different job, know more people, live somewhere else.  Not true.

As with Dr. King’s example, great impact happens when we take efforts to protect someone or something.

Dr. King took a stand to protect the rights and freedoms of others…he took intentional steps and created a movement of change.

You and I have the ability to create change, too.  One way is to take steps to protect others.

We can begin by thinking about and responding to Dr. King’s statement and question here: “Life’s most persistent and urgent question is: “What are you doing for others?”

Who or what needs protecting in your corner of the world?  

• Your family…your children, your spouse–your marriage.
• Your friends.
• Your community.
• The homeless.
• The abused.
• The nation.
• Your students.
• Your neighbors.
• The young.
• The elderly.
• The earth.

How can these people and these things be protected?

By taking intentional steps to:

• Act in love.
• Be respectful.
• Be diligent.
• Be kind.
• Set healthy boundaries.
• Be present.
• Learn more.
• Act with compassion.
• Find out how you can help someone.
• Remind someone of their worth.
• Be a shoulder to cry on.
• Do something that needs to be done that no one else wants to do.
• Have eyes of awareness and hands of action.
• Educate others.
• Take a stand.

Did you notice that the list includes things each and every one of us can do?  Today!  No one needs to wait on getting their doctorate degree, or to obtain a high-level executive job, or to accumulate gobs of money.

What action will you take today?  Will you start with your family, your neighborhood, your community, your place of work, the world at large?

Thank you, in advance, for your part in making this world a beautiful place.

Jill xx

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