making-a-difference

If there are no new ideas, there is no innovation. And if there is no creativity, there are no new ideas.

Innovation is about practical creativity - it's about making new ideas useful...

Knowing your purpose on earth is simple, but the task here is to bring about the success of your destiny.

You can make a difference, wherever you are. It begins with a decision and defined purpose.

Because this, as it turned out, was her destiny. Not to be the powerful sorceress her people had been waiting for , not to to be the ruthless killer the assassins needed. Her destiny was to save one person at a time, change things one tiny step after another.It still hurt, a tinge of loss. Her life wouldn't be grand, or dramatic, or momentous. There would be no great choices to make, no moments when everything would change. It would make a dull story if she was ever called upon to tell it.It hurt, yes. But it was also something of a relief.

If we don__ make our own future, it will be made for us.

Legacy is not what's left tomorrow when you're gone. It's what you give, create, impact and contribute today while you're here that then happens to live on.

One of the nicest things you can do to kick-start your children__ day is to tell them honestly they look nice as they head out the door. This easy, five-second exchange says to your child: __ see you; I notice you; I love you.

Do Something!I was sitting on a plane after a long, tiring business trip. I was a bit grouchy and irritable because the rigorous schedule I had made for myself left me exhausted. Looking to not talk to the person next to me and simply endure the flight, I decided to open my newspaper and read about what was happening in the world. As I continued to read, it seemed that everywhere I looked there were stories of injustice, pain, suffering, and people losing hope. Finally, fueled by my tired, irritable state, I became overcome with compassion and frustration for the way things were. I got up and went to the bathroom and broke down.With tears streaming down my face, I helplessly looked to the sky and yelled to God. __od, look at this mess. Look at all this pain and suffering. Look at all this killing and hate. God, how could you let this happen? Why don__ you do something?__ust then, a quiet stillness pacified my heart. A feeling of peace I won__ ever forget engulfed my body. And, as I looked into my own eyes in the mirror, the answer to my own question came back to me_ __teve, stop asking God to do something. God already did something, he gave you life. Now YOU do something!

If the idea of loving those whom you have been taught to recognize as your enemies is too overwhelming, consider more deeply the observation that we are all much more alike than we are unalike.

a major reason why we wake up each day is to know the real reasons why we wake up each day

Rejoice in the works of your hands, be happy and thankful that you are valuable, that what you say and do insn't taken for a ride, that you have rejected the notion of self-doubt and fear, that God isn't blind towards propagating your positive influence, and finally that you'll leave a meritorious legacy.

We are not on this earth to just stand still & look pretty. The museums already have enough statues.

Change starts with YOU. When you step up, you invite others to step up, too.

Always show kindness and love to others. Your words might be filling the empty places in someone's heart.

You don't have to knock anyone off their game to win yours. It doesn__ build you up to tear others down.

The way you treat people who are in no position to help you, further you, or benefit you reveals the true state of your heart.

Mean girls go far in high school. Kind women go far in LIFE.