Several years ago, when I wrote my very first entry here, I spoke of changing the world; of giving back to society; of making a difference. The theme of this blog has remained the same throughout and I trace it all back to my childhood when John F Kennedy was the US President. Kennedy challenged us to dream. He challenged us to make a difference.
It has been more than fifty years since his words were spoken, but they carry the same encouragement now, as then. On January 20, 1961 at his inauguration at the US Capital, Kennedy said the line most often quoted: "Ask not what your country can do for you—ask what you can do for your country." The President was challenging every single American to contribute in some way to the public good - to make a difference. We still can answer that call!
I don't remember if it was Jacqueline Kennedy or John Kennedy who said this (it has been attributed to both, although Caroline Kennedy credits her father with the words in her forward to the anniversary edition of Profiles In Courage). "One person can make a difference and everyone should try." Indeed. Everyone.
I know this blog is NOT about me, and I don't know of my success here, but every day, through my blogs and activism, I want to do something that benefits someone else. I hope you will join me.
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