I’ve been reading H. Peter Karoff’s site today and was struck by the following analogy:

“You don’t have to be a Yeats or a Van Gogh to produce to high performance generosity. Robert Frost’s three-part definition of a good poem is relevant —did the poet have anything to say, was he true to it, and did he use good words. Variations of the same questions apply to each of us: what do we most believe in, did we act on those beliefs, and did we execute at the highest possible level. The very process itself, a mix of strong vision, mission, and execution has a simple genius of its own, one that is accessible not to the select few but to the many.”

Its all fine and dandy to believe in a cause but it takes action to keep it moving.

The great thing about giving and generousity is that we can all participate in our own way.  Start recyling, mentor a teen, join a service organization, or break out the checkbook.

Once you’ve started down the path, keep up the momentum.  You’ll be surprised how far you can get. Don’t be afraid of the first step.