I have thought a lot about the sacrifices that so many men and women make in service to this country. \u00a0And men and women have been making these sacrifices for this country since the revolutionary war. \u00a0If we were to tabulate the number of those who have died, it would be in the millions. \u00a0And if we added to that number those who had been gravely maimed, coupled with the emotional toll on their family members, the number would be in the tens of millions. \u00a0Giving a moment of silent prayer and thanks to all of those men and women and their families seems like such a lame offering, but it does help. \u00a0Any time any one of us stops, for even a second, to say a prayer of thanksgiving for the effort of some one else, all humankind benefits.<\/p>\n
Because it’s memorial day we are specifically remembering the men and women of the military and their families, but I think giving a prayer of thanks to all people, worldwide, who are working on behalf of peace throughout this world we share is of significance. \u00a0There are myriad ways to serve. \u00a0Programs that are focused on feeding the poor around the world is one. \u00a0Participating in the Peace Corp or other programs like that makes a huge difference in the lives of the underserved. \u00a0Making donations to one of many microeconomic programs that are springing up in many regions of the world is another worthy way to contribute to peace throughout the world. \u00a0I mentioned Homeboys Industries in LA in an earlier blog. \u00a0Check their work out on google. \u00a0What service they are doing!<\/p>\n
We are one another’s keepers, I think, and when we remember that what we do to or fo<\/strong>r others, we are doing to or fo<\/strong>r ourselves as well; it gives us reason to pause. \u00a0Perhaps on this particular day we should each make the decision to do some thing worthy on behalf of some one else every day for the next 7 days and see how we<\/strong> are changed by week’s end. \u00a0If we all did this, if we all “paid forward a kindness,” the world would eventually reflect the change that has registered in each one of us. \u00a0Let’s be the change we want to see in the world around us. \u00a0Start now.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I have thought a lot about the sacrifices that so many men and women make in service to this country. \u00a0And men and women have been making these sacrifices for this country since the revolutionary war. \u00a0If we were to tabulate the number of those who have died, it would be in the millions. \u00a0And […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[55,94,161],"class_list":["post-409","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-what-i-believe-you-and-your-higher-power","tag-daily-practice","tag-giving-to-others","tag-paying-it-forward"],"yoast_head":"\n