Be the change.

I am often reminded of this quote by Gandhi, "Be the change you want to see in the world."  I have been trying very hard to be that change.  Tomorrow I mail in my applications to grad school!  This is the change that I am most longing for.  I really pray and hope for the best.  All I want to do is change lives and impact people's hearts.  Is that really that much to ask for?  :]  It isn't fair when you see children struggling in school and having such a hard time getting by.  Children deserve better.  They deserve such a wonderful and bright future--all children do.  Not just children here in America, every single child on this beautiful planet deserves a bright future full of possibility.  That's why I'm hoping one day I can branch out and journey forth to a different country and teach children there that are underrepresented and struggling too.  Right now it's a long shot, but some day it might not be.  I know there's a plan, some divine path that I am supposed to take.  I'm just waiting patiently to take the first steps.

I've also put in my application to be a volunteer at a local school here.  I will be volunteering in not only a Special Education classroom, but an Autism classroom as well.  These are some extreme cases of Autism, but that doesn't scare me or make me hesitant to try and get through to these kids.  It makes me even more willing to put my foot in the door and walk in with a smile on my face.  I used to be scared of anyone with a Developmental Disability, but now I am so comfortable and able to interact that I don't think twice about it.  I just dive in and hope for the best.  There's really no other way it can be done.  You just have to go in with an open mind and open heart.

I recently started reading, "Gandhi, An Autobiography: The Story of My Experiments with Truth."  I would recommend it to anyone who is interested in Gandhi and interested in truth.  Honestly, I bought this book for Jared for Christmas, but he hasn't had any time to read it.  So I picked it up one day and started reading.  The title of the forward of Gandhi's autobiography is a quote by Gandhi himself, "I have nothing new to teach the world.  Truth and non-violence are as old as the hills."  That seems so true to me, for lack of a better word.  There is so much truth in those two sentences.  Non-violence is as old as the hills, but we seem to disregard that.  Violence is very much a part of this world--look at what's happening in Egypt.  I am not very far in Gandhi's Autobiography, it's very thick, but I have realized this: that seeking truth is our weapon against violence.  And that is what the people of Egypt are doing.  They are seeking truth, but they aren't doing it in a very non-violent manner at all...   

I seek truth for myself.  What is the truth, what is my path, where will I go, who am I becoming.  There is much truth to be told in my life.  Truth: I love you, I love God, I love sunflowers, I am a good person with a kind heart, I have many flaws, I am obsessed with the color orange, I don't like running, but I do it anyway, I've always been a momma's girl and probably always will be.  More truth: I want to help people in this lifetime, I want to impact people's hearts and change lives, I want to live a healthy, happy, and fulfilling life.  There are many more truths to be told and many more to discover.  What's your truth? 

Ta-Ta for now.