Can You Make A Difference?
By Cindy Lehnert
Can you make a difference? Of course you can! Every day you make a difference in someone’s life. And they make a difference in yours. Surprised? Don’t be. We are all connected in more ways than we know.
Most of us think our lives make sense and there is nothing more to add. We have a career plan, choose a significant other and plan to ride off into the sunset happily ever after. That’s what we dream about while we are growing up isn’t it?
We have the opportunity to do more. All of us do. We have the opportunity to volunteer in our community and make a difference for our neighbors and ourselves. The experience of volunteering can help us to realize the connection we all have to each other. It helps us to understand that change happens on a collective level, a little bit at a time, when people work together. It teaches us that everyone has a skill that they can share and that by working together we can make a difference.
Volunteering not only effects change and improves lives within the community; it changes us and improves our lives. We make connections, meet new people and enrich our relationships. We improve the community we live in and surround ourselves with new ways of viewing humanity. We believe that change is possible. We have faith in ourselves and others. We begin to know that things will continue to improve as long as we press forward a little bit each day.
It doesn’t take a lot. Find a few minutes in your day to do something for the community. Start slow and build. We can all do something.
For information on volunteer opportunities in the Metro Louisville area check out the link below.
http://www.metrounitedway.org/volunteer
