How Can I Make a Difference?

I am but one person.

Who am I to believe that I, just one ordinary person, can make a difference in the vast world and all its injustices? What do I have to contribute?

Well, I may not have the answer at this moment, but in my heart, I have always believed that I have a special purpose in my life. We all do. I am trying to discover what mine is. I believe that I'm getting close to it.

However, I also believe that I am here to initiate or influence some kind of change. I do not know how I will do this, but I think it starts with this blog.

There is so much injustice in this world. In my own community and globally. There are so many areas where I'd like to get involved, but I am just one person. As a new student in the Bachelor's of Human Services Program at the University of Phoenix, I have become aware of the struggles, abuse, and suffering of those around me. I want to make a difference everywhere right now. But I don't know how.

I do possess one skill. Writing. I can write. I can use my words to make that difference. In one of my favorite books, Writing to Change the World, Mary Pipher writes, "Good writing facilitates the making of connections in a way that inspires openheartedness, thinking, talking, and action." I hope to use this blog to do just that: make connections and inspire people to open their hearts, to think, and to take action where ever they are in the world. Initiate change. Write to change.

Be a Change Writer.