Some challenges we are facing may seem overwhelmingly monumental. They may demand efforts that no one person can take on. How can one person affect the health of a country? How can one person affect justice in a country? How can one person affect a society to be kind, fair, supportive of all that is good, sensitive to the needs of the underprivileged, altruistic in ideals and actions? Regardless of what is needed for change to occur, we can only contribute that which we are able to contribute. Whether it is ALL the things, some of the things, or just ONE thing … we can do that, which we can do.

I was looking at my lavender flowers the other day. There was a ladybug. She was there to take down aphids. To weaken the pest’ overbearing hold on the underprivileged buds. To interrupt them from spreading hateful viruses that can take down the garden. I also saw bees moving from flower to flower. They were actively contributing to the “complex, interconnected ecosystem, allowing a diverse number of different species to co-exist” and thrive (I thought I’d read that on some gardening website, but it turns out it was on a site about the Carrick-on-Suir town in Ireland. Finding creative ways to travel, I see!).

Taking on the pressure of doing everything that needs to be done, does not increase our capacity, and in fact, it may overwhelm us. So, what can we do? We can do THAT which we CAN do.

E