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| Serving those who serve our Country |
The operation was truly impressive. It’s summer time here in the Valley, which
means it is brutally hot. The warehouse
we walked into was equally as blistering, but you would never have known it
from the smiles on everyone’s faces and the amazing energy they had as they
packed box after box for our troops overseas.
I got in line to help, and packed items in tight: sunscreen, Girl Scout
cookies, toothpaste and handwritten letters of love and support. And as I filled boxes with care, I learned
the story behind it all.
After 9/11, the founder – a woman who was only a few years
older in 2001 than I am today – wanted to do something to help our
Country. She tried to enlist in the armed
services and was told she didn’t qualify, but that was not going to stop her
from showing how much she cared. It
started in her living room when she filled four small boxes with items to send
to some of her friends’ relatives overseas.
Today, Operation Gratitude is approaching the 1,000,000th
package sent. Wow.
Even more “wow” is the statement this makes about how much
one person can change the world. So
often, we go to work or go through the motions in a day. We may feel small, unappreciated or like we
don’t matter. We may feel lost or
useless and wonder why we are here. But
every life has meaning to someone. Your
life has meaning to someone. Your life
has meaning to many, actually. You can
put a smile on someone’s face, bring lightness to their heart and give them
strength in a time of weakness. You are
powerful beyond measure, if you choose to believe in yourself and to take
action.
Believe that you can change the world and you will.
How will you change the world today?
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