I stayed up until 2 to watch the President’s speech, and it was worth it. I woke up inspired by this thought:
What can I do over the next four years to improve my beloved United States? (click to Tweet)
It’s time for me to take more responsibility as a citizen, and I’m going to think hard about my skills and how I can put them to use. It’s not enough to get fired up at election time. I want to keep this energy going. Here are some of my early morning ideas:
- Run free resume and cover letter workshops online and in person
- Volunteer to tutor in an underserved community
- Write for a non-profit that aligns with my values
- Teach in a prison
I’ll keep brainstorming. I know I’ll find meaningful ways to use my teaching and writing to move our United States* FORWARD!
I know many of you donate time and/or money to help your fellow citizens, and many of you don’t talk about it publicly. I invite you to inspire us all–what do you do or what do you plan to do in the next four years to improve the lives of your fellow citizens?
*I’ve decided that I will stop calling my country America and stick to using the United States. One little way to remind myself that we must stop being so fractious.
Inspired! What a thoughtful, moving post Beverly. Thank you. It reminds me what’s important in life and how we can make a difference in our communities and world. In early december, I’ll be in donating my time as a photographer to Help Portrait, New Haven. Learn more here. http://help-portrait.com/. For a fantastic video about this world-wide movement, click here. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-60fyF6KvHk&feature=player_embedded
That is a cool project!!
This is wonderful and I believe you can make a difference. I belong to our local Kiwanis group and we raise a lot of money and give it back to our community and we have FUN doing it, too.
I love reading your Kiwanis posts. It does look like a fun way to give back.
Inspiring, Beverly. I volunteer with under-served teens to help then with resume and cover letter writing, and also edit their college application essays, but I need to find ways to do more, and this is a great reminder.
Helping with application essays is a great idea! Thanks for the inspiration.
I look this post. Something to think about.