You Can Make a Difference

Do you live in your own little world…. Where you’re consumed with YOUR day to day “goings on” ~ not really tuned in to the world around you? Yeah, we can all be like that from time to time. But, when you step outside of the “world of you,” amazing things can happen. This past weekend, I witnessed this firsthand. At a Landmark seminar, a participant reached out to a homeless man named Randy on the streets of Manhattan and engaged him in a conversation. When he shared this occurrence with the seminar group, he was saddened that he didn’t have completion with Randy. So, before our evening session last night, a few Landmark participants reached out to Randy, bought him some new clothes, treated him to dinner and brought him to the evening session last night. Wow!

Some of us don’t really “see” these people – the people on the outskirts of life for whatever reason. We’re too busy with our day to day activities and are blind to the world around us. Randy is really no different than you and me. The only difference is Randy hasn’t believed in himself. He hasn’t realized that he can create his life…. He can make the impossible possible. He just needs to realize he’s worth it and that if he fails, we ALL fail. We’re really not alone in this world, only responsible for ourselves. We’re part of a much larger picture. Until we come to a place where we actually feel part of that, we’ll most likely stay in our cocoon.

In a world of possibilities, opportunities, diversity and abundance, I challenge you to reach out to someone and make a difference….create a future that wasn’t going to happen anyway! Go beyond the reasons that stop you from fully participating in life. Share in a way that leaves people touched, moved and inspired. See how this makes you feel…..