Happy Martin Luther King Day!
Longtime readers know that I adore volunteering and I fully support the call for a national day of service in honor of King’s legacy.
But...and you just knew there was a “but” coming…I wish the call for a day of service was accompanied by the recommendation for a life of service.
Hold up...catch that knee!
You know and I know that you know that I know that average everyday folk tend to believe that they don’t have enough time to check the time much less add another to-do to their list of things that need doing.
A national day of service is a fantabulous opportunity to explore the diverse options for service available to people of all ages, skills, and backgrounds…
…and through that exploration people can realize that service and volunteering does not have to happen in multi-hour, overwhelming, and thus unsustainable blocks of time.
Pause...consider...continue.
Today I'm reflecting on King’s legacy and on the sacrifice and courage of thousands of nameless activist warriors who made up a movement that was the very definition of serving the cause of social justice.
And I imagine what the world could be...would be...will become if we all endeavored to do the same.
Have a wonderful King holiday.
1 comment:
Don't know how I found you....yes, let me see.....the Hassani Campbell case. :o(
Just wanted to say hi and keep up the good work. :o)
Fondly,
Lori
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