We are all so hip to the big picture. If you have a cause, we have a plastic bracelet for it. If you have a message, we can make it into a bumper sticker so everyone will know what you think. If you are upset, we can bitch about it at work, get other people riled up. That's always helpful.
Americans are great at holding signs, placing blame and getting loud. But, is any of that really helping anyone? What about after you put down the poster board? What about after you walk away from the water cooler conversation? We've gotten really good at looking at the big picture -- War, Gas Prices, Environment. We've gotten so good, in fact, we may be missing the small picture.
Have you taken a good look at yourself lately and asked, "What can I do?"
Sometimes I know I feel like it just doesn't matter. I'm just a girl. One person. But when all the one persons come together, we can make a difference.
Since we are already aware of the problems -- how about we focus on some solutions.
Starting with the most obvious, donate to your cancer/disease research of choice.
Breast Cancer Research -- ww3.komen.org/home
Have we forgotten about AIDS research -- http://www.aidsresearch.org/
Help the homeless and hungry children in the US and around the world -- http://www.savethechildren.org
If you're crafty and love kids, you might like Project Linus -- http://www.projectlinus.org/index.html
Project Linus is a non-profit organization with a mission to provide love, a sense of security, warmth and comfort to children who are seriously ill, traumatized, or otherwise in need through the gifts of new, handmade blankets and afghans, lovingly created by volunteer “blanketeers.” Over 2 million blankets have already been distributed to needy children.
There is Habitat for Humanity
St. Jude's Childrens Research Hospital
The Ronald McDonald House
Toys for Tots
The American Red Cross
The Twin Towers Orphan Fund -- for those who lost their parents on 9/11
Good grief, you can find any cause to help. It just depends on what you want and what you want to change. So just do it. Make an effort to make a better world for someone other than yourself. That way when you do have to face that person in the mirror, you can be proud of who you're looking at.
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As an American Cancer Society employee and Relay For Life planner, I just want to throw in ACS and Relay For Life- we research ALL cancers, honor survivors, advocated for better health insurance... it's a good cause to get behind. :)
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