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“A
true champion
is someone who wants to make a difference,
who never gives up, and who gives everything
she has no matter
what the circumstances are. A true champion works hard and never loses
sight of her dreams.”
~
Dot Richardson
Every
single person CAN make a difference. Here’s a story told by
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Once
there was a terrible storm that washed thousands of starfish
ashore. A young girl, walking along the beach, picked up each
starfish she came to and threw it back into the ocean.
After
some time, a woman approached her and said, “Little girl,
what are you doing? There are too many of these things to
save. You can’t make a difference.”
The
little girl was momentarily disappointed, then reached down
and tossed another starfish to the ocean and said, “Well, I
made a difference to that one.”
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ONE PERSON CAN
“One
person can make a difference and every person must try.”
~
John
F. Kennedy
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 Electrifying
leader
President
John Kennedy (1917-1963), recruited a new
generation of Goodwill Ambassadors in the 60s "to help
others to help themselves” with the Peace Corps,
a
government-funded volunteer organization for young Americans
to serve overseas in developing countries.
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MAKE
A DIFFERENCE SOMEWHERE
“There
can be no difference anywhere that does not make a difference
somewhere.”
~ William
James
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| William
James (1842-1910) was a writer and philosopher, a physician
and artist, beloved by students for his zest for life. He knew
that there is a ripple effect when helping others. As
spiritual writer Gita Bellin once said, “Everything I do and
say with anyone makes a difference.”
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 START
NOW!
“How lovely to think that no
one need wait a moment: we can start now, start slowly
changing the world! How lovely that everyone, great and small,
can made a contribution toward introducing justice
straightaway!”
~ Anne Frank
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| Courageous
writer Anne Frank (1929-1945) was able to find optimism amid
the isolation and horrors of her life in hiding. Her writing,
read by millions since its 1947 publication, celebrates the
power of the written word and is a legacy and tribute to the
strength of the human spirit.
“Those
among you who will be truly
happy are the ones who have sought
and found how to serve.” ~ Albert
Schweitzer
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DO
WHAT YOU CAN
“It is the greatest of all mistakes to do nothing
because you can only do a little. Do what you can.” ~ Sydney
Smith
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 Do
what you can…And have
a great weekend…
leialoha@dailycelebrations.com
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