More and more we hear people talking about what they don't have and what they can't do. They don't have enough money. They don't have enough clothes. They don't have enough education. They don't have enough time. They don't have enough love. They can't go somewhere because they don't have transportation. They can't go shopping because they don't have anyone to help them carry the packages. They can't come to a club meeting because the time is inconvenient. They can't participate in a service project because it will take too long.
We spend so much time stressing the can't do's and don't have's that we forget to look at what we do have and what we can do. I would suggest that it's far better to look through the positive eye and ask the question, "What can I do?" I think the answer would be surprising.
Young or old, rich or poor, educated or uneducated, there are amazing things that we can accomplish-if we allow ourselves the chance to do so. Kiwanians can work miracles if they are just willing to try. It's all about attitude.
If you place limitations on yourselves and what you believe you can do, then your service will, indeed, be limited. But, if you believe that even the little that you have to give, or the small part you can play will make a difference in the life of someone, then you can be a part of the miracle that can and will happen.
Kiwanians change the world every day because they refuse to use negative four-letter words. The word "can't" is eliminated from the vocabulary list when you join the Kiwanis family. There is no doubt in the Kiwanis defining statement - "Kiwanis is a global organization of volunteers dedicated to changing the world one child and one community at a time." That statement says, "Yes, we can, because we are Kiwanians"!
There are mountains of need and hills of service still left to climb. The harvest is ripe but still our laborers are few. It's time for an increase in the workforce. Please answer the call for workers, not with excuses for what we don't have and what we can't do. Instead, answer the call saying, "Here I am. I may not have much, but such as I have, I am willing to give. What can I do?"
Column Posted on Web Site May 5, 2011
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