Day 623: Little Fish, Big DreamsA few weeks ago I awoke somewhere near the middle of the night. That's a relative term if you live in New York. I was struck by a challenging thought - "can one person really make a difference?"
Days earlier my sister had asked me how my New Year's Resolution was going in terms of trying to "make a difference" by doing some small good deed every day. I realized that while I had tried to do so, I had failed to actually keep track in some way so over the course of the year, I actually had no idea if I'd been keeping up with my resolution...or not.
A siren split the quiet. Again, "quiet" is a relative term if you live in New York. I needed to come up with a way to really track all of this easily and even more, see if there was a way that I could urge others to do the same easily. I've always been struck by the feeling I get when doing some little, meaningless thing which seems to create big meaning for someone else. I wonder if it causes a ripple in any way.
I know that so many have done so much for me and I therefore try to simply pass that along. Are others after me doing the same? There must be a way, especially in this day and age of the internet. Social networks came to mind.
Consumed with wheels turning slightly overtime in my brain, I got online and forgot about restful sleep. Another relative term if you live in New York. I started researching and researching and researching. Even "PayItForward.com" didn't seem to do what I had in mind.
So here I am. Or I guess I should say, here we are for anyone reading this. It's time for a little change and a big idea. This site will soon have a new look and feel in the coming month and I hope you take the time to let me know your thoughts. I'll keep this blog going on the side, slow as it is. In the meantime, I think that you'll more than enjoy what is about to launch.
Can one person really make a difference? I don't know, but if I don't try, I'll never know. And that would be a shame. Which of course, is a relative term if you live in New York.