How to eat elephants

School is done for the semester and I just got over a nasty bout with the flu that has had me out of commission since Christmas day.  I may not be going back to school next semester, but my heart has been broken for the suffering people around the world.  This last week was devastating for me when I watched all of the destruction on the TV.   Voyeurism is crippling.  I felt all of the horror and loss without hope.  It was in-your-face “don’t even dare to think things can ever get better.”  But here I go again.  It can get better for one person.  If I let go of what the world wants me to believe is hopeless, and remember how to eat an elephant (one bite at a time), my heart and passion will stay alive.  Today I call my friends at Hope Worldwide to do some volunteering.  There’s just nothing like joining with passionate people who are making a difference to help a person remember that there is a positive way to go.  Surround yourself with what you want to become.