Pockets

It is very easy to look at the injustices of the world and the disasters that are swirling around us, and start to get very overwhelmed. If we stand underneath the umbrella of poverty, global natural disasters, war, genocide, AIDS and the many other factors that leave our world broken, we can start to wonder if we will ever make a difference and even put a dent in these issues.

I am starting to believe there is an answer to this burden, and a tangible way for each of us to really make a difference in our world.

Find a pocket... And what I mean by "pocket" is simply this: find something you can directly put your hands to, it may be in your own community or through a global network. Something that may seem small to you, may be the one factor in changing the life-path of another human being forever.

I talk to people all of the time that feel as though they have to do something BIG to be significant and the more I work in the social profit sector, I see that the answers for change aren't always in the BIG IDEAS. Yes, there are people who birth visions, and they grow into movements that really do cause a shift in people's thinking and actions, and this in turn, changes society. But, not everyone is a visionary and is meant to do something on a grand scale. And the sad thing is that our world is conditioning us to the fact that in order to "count", you have to do something big....AND IT IS JUST NOT TRUE.

Find a pocket in your world and start right there. Maybe you have a heart for children, have you ever heard of Big Brothers, Big Sisters? Minimum commitment, and the possibility for greatness is virtually endless. Or sponsor a child through Compassion, or World Vision. What it would cost to have a great dinner can sustain a precious boy or girl somewhere in this great, big, small world...and these organizations are FULL OF INTEGRITY AND TRUTH.

Maybe it is even simpler than this...maybe it is stopping and getting breakfast or lunch for the homeless person near your job, and actually having a conversation with them. Acknowledging their life by giving them a few moments of your time, and a hot meal. Or, serving a single mom or dad in your life with babysitting so they can have a night off.

Let's get even simpler, what about your co-workers, your boss, your family...just speaking words of kindness into their life, and having extra patience...what if this was done by us every day, the possibility for change is ENDLESS...in this little pocket.

So, I hope you can see that there are pockets of possibility all around us for making the world a better place. There are enough charities, I honestly don't think the answer lies in starting another one. I truly believe that the answer for changing our world lies in our own hands, in our own worlds, in our own pockets.

What will you do?