Comments on: opposition confirms progress http://tomleu.com/blog/opposition-confirms-progress/ "seeing things" ... perspectives on music, marketing, & motivation Sun, 29 Aug 2010 18:56:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Sara http://tomleu.com/blog/opposition-confirms-progress/comment-page-1/#comment-36 Sara Tue, 16 Dec 2008 17:44:47 +0000 http://tomleu.com/blog/?p=239#comment-36 We've all heard it said that the road to hell is paved with good intentions. And that kind of otherwise well-meaning discouragement is the most insidious of all, I think, because it's the most likely to make you doubt yourself. But I like the cars analogy. That's a great way to look at it. Ultimately, the only person we really have to answer to is ourselves. "There is a certain liberation that comes from realizing that no matter what you do, someone will be angry at you.... I find comfort in the fact that the longer I'm in politics the less nourishing popularity becomes.... and that I am answerable mainly to the steady gaze of my own conscience." -Barack Obama I have a tremendous amount of respect for the exceptional individuals who take that risk, that leap of faith to put their ideas into action, for no other reason than the sincere desire to make a positive contribution. And this certainly doesn't need to be on as grand a scale as leading an entire nation. Making a positive contribution in even one person's life can be significant. It's like dropping a pebble into the ocean. The initial impact creates ripples that spread out in every direction. And even when those ripples disappear from sight, that energy, that momentum remains, below the surface, permeating throughout. Making an impact in even one person's life can have an enormous ripple effect. Of course, you can't help people who don't want to be helped. So there will always be opposition. But the knowledge that you are indeed making a difference to those who truly want to help themselves can go a long way toward overcoming obstacles. So keep up the good work. It's never corny to want to make the world a better place. (Even if it's just one person at a time.) Sara We’ve all heard it said that the road to hell is paved with good intentions. And that kind of otherwise well-meaning discouragement is the most insidious of all, I think, because it’s the most likely to make you doubt yourself. But I like the cars analogy. That’s a great way to look at it. Ultimately, the only person we really have to answer to is ourselves.

“There is a certain liberation that comes from realizing that no matter what you do, someone will be angry at you…. I find comfort in the fact that the longer I’m in politics the less nourishing popularity becomes…. and that I am answerable mainly to the steady gaze of my own conscience.”

-Barack Obama

I have a tremendous amount of respect for the exceptional individuals who take that risk, that leap of faith to put their ideas into action, for no other reason than the sincere desire to make a positive contribution. And this certainly doesn’t need to be on as grand a scale as leading an entire nation. Making a positive contribution in even one person’s life can be significant. It’s like dropping a pebble into the ocean. The initial impact creates ripples that spread out in every direction. And even when those ripples disappear from sight, that energy, that momentum remains, below the surface, permeating throughout. Making an impact in even one person’s life can have an enormous ripple effect.

Of course, you can’t help people who don’t want to be helped. So there will always be opposition. But the knowledge that you are indeed making a difference to those who truly want to help themselves can go a long way toward overcoming obstacles. So keep up the good work. It’s never corny to want to make the world a better place. (Even if it’s just one person at a time.)

Sara

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