Compassion=Strength=Success [15, 16, 17]

In today’s world, chock-full of technology, we too often demand and depend on instant gratification. We can immediately see that an email has been sent or when a text message is received. But this instant gratification has replaced something much sweeter and much more meaningful: heartfelt communication. The time of handwritten, snail-mail letters seems to be coming to a close; even the U.S. Postal Office is decreasing its services. So, goal for this weekend: finish and send letters to not one but two of my good friends. For now no names so maybe the letters will still be a surprise to the recipients, but I will give one hint, both of them are somewhere on this continent:

    In other news, it's amazing how by consciously keeping your eyes open for world-changing opportunities day in and day out can open up a whole new world of good. Even a quick check of Facebook can provide you with a world-changing chance. There's a gazillion and a half different pages that you can "like" on Facebook, everything from bands to foods to organizations. One of them is "We Day." I could go on and on about the amazing work We Day is doing, how it's a one day event that sparks a year of world-changing events or how it's an initiative of "Free the Children" that is meant to empower the youth of North America and the UK to help bring healthcare, clean water, and sanitation to people around the world. But, you see, I just got that information off of the We Day website so I think I'll just let the seasoned We Day advocates tell you about the movement themselves:

And don't forget to check out both the We Day and Free the Children websites here and here, respectively. AND, go to Facebook and "like" We Day to donate $1 to Free the Children, as I did for world-changing act #17.