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making a mark
05.15.04 (5:29 pm)   [edit]
i have a new theory. i think that people grossly underestimate the impact their own lives have had on that of those around them. we tend to think that we lead small insiginificant lives and that we can't make our mark if we're not President; if we're not educated; if we're not rich; if we're not eloquent; if we're not doing something big.

now, as a nineteen-year-old, i realize that i don't have to wait [i]to become something [/i]to affect change in people's lives. today, as i flipped through mitch albom's [i]tuesdays with morrie[/i], i started to think about how people can choose to, and therefore actively affect change in other people's lives. we think that we are simply going through the motions, and not really making a difference because most of us are just "regular people". i think that's a mistake because without knowing it, we've already made our mark.

just think of all the people whose lives you've touched. just think of all the people that you've met in your lifetime. think of your family, friends, or even your acquaintances. at this very moment, someone out there...
...is thinking of you
...wants to tell you a joke
...wants to tell you about his/her day
...wants to know how your day was
...cares about you
...misses you
...wants to hold your hand
...wants you to be happy
...wants you to find him/her
...wants to give you a gift
...thinks that you ARE a gift
...hopes that you're comfortable
...wants to hug you
...wants to talk to you
...wants to be with you
...loves you
...admires you
...respects you
...can hardly wait to hear the next thing you'll say
...can hardly wait to see you again
...is thinking of you and smiling
...wants to be your shoulder to cry on
...wants you to be the shoulder he/she cries on
...thinks the world of you
...wants to protect you
...would do anything for you
...wants to be friends with you
...remembers you and wishes that you were there
...values your opinion
...wants to tell you how much you mean to him/her
...wants to hold you in his/her arms
...wants YOU to hold him/her in your arms
...loves you for who you are
...hopes you know that he/she will be there for you
...stayed up all night thinking about you
...is alive because of you
...glad that you are his/her friend
...is happy because of you
...has faith in you
...hopes that you have faith in him/her
...trusts you
...wants to get to know you better
...loves the way you make him/her feel
...is listening to a song that reminds him/her of you
...wants to tell you the significant role you've played in his/her life

you don't have to win the Nobel; you don't have to be President; you don't have to be rich; you don't have to wait. you don't have to wait four years to finish college. you don't have to wait two years for your MBA. you don't have to wait for anything and you don't have to wait to become something. my point is, just as long as you're content with the choices you've made down the line, and you know that you've done your best in every endeavor, chances are, you've already made a mark without even realizing it.
 

posted by: misskendy (reply)
post date: 05.15.04 (6:23 pm)

Awesome blog!


posted by: SASHASMOMMA (reply)
post date: 05.25.04 (11:38 am)

I agree. Great blog! I live on the basis that everything I do and everything I say will somehow affect the people around me or who I come in contact with.


posted by: sweetmischief (reply)
post date: 05.28.04 (3:40 pm)

thanks!

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