For Auntie

Well two weeks down only…five more to go. This week I was lucky to have been shown even more. I feel like I've entered boot camp and the instructor is kicking my butt. I like it though. I can certainly feel the burn. Sorry for being corny but I feel like that is a great description of what's going on and how I feel. All week the message has been…It's time time to start moving. Time to start putting all those lessons, observations, and experiences into action. Don't talk about it, be about it. 

I was recently in school for Social Science, I decided I didn't want to do it. I have been learning out in the real world far to long and I'm just not ready for the classroom yet. I guess I can't get enough of the hands on training. The story is that I want to make a difference. I want to share God and his love with everyone I come in contact with. I want this poor dying city of mine to find a new light.

My dad called me yesterday and said, "You want to go into public service? Then do it. Start now, get out there damn it, and start talking to people."  As much as I hate to say it sometimes, he's right. I don't have to have a degree to know there are issues out here that need fixing and I don't need a degree to shine my light and lend a helping hand. I've got a voice, vote, and mind that when put to good use can serve me and this city well. It's time to stop being a watcher and start being a doer. I must be the change I wish to see in the world.  I don't feel like that's going to get done by sitting behind a desk eight hours a day or just complaining about it with my friends. I've got a good group of people around who can help get me started and that's what I intend to do.

I know people have a hard time realizing that real change can happen. I think about what tomorrow is and why I took off from work. Martin Luther King Jr.'s dream is slowly but surly coming to pass. It started with an Idea, a notion that one day things could be different. You think about what he and his followers went through. The sit-ins, the threats, and the jail time. The amazing things an idea can do when backed up by action and unity.

I'm really looking forward to this new chapter. Looking forward to getting into the worries and cares of those around me. I want to do this together. I want to get to the bottom of things and work out a resolution. 

Most of my friends think I'm too much of an idealist. I don't care. I don't care how crazy I sound or what people might think. I just know I'm not going to be a complainer. I'm not going to sit powerless and I'm not going down without a fight.