You might be seeking a way to make more meaningful contributions to your community today. Your intentions could be the result of your desire to better the world, beginning with the most immediate communities around you. Perhaps you can consider doing some form of service locally. As you look around you today you may find that there are things you can do immediately that have an impact on your local surroundings. It might be something as simple as cleaning up parts of your neighborhood, starting a food drive, or helping out at a local soup kitchen. Should you decide that you would like your work to have a more lasting impact, you could volunteer long-term at a shelter or become involved in your local community center. You may find that by helping out locally you are also making an impact globally.

Serving our communities allows us to make small changes that have a lasting effect. It is easy for us to think that our contributions are too small to make any difference. But if we understand that positively affecting the life of even one person makes a difference, then we see that everything we do has meaning. Changing the world happens one person and one day at a time; it is a gradual process. By being engaged in our community, we are an integral part of this process. By finding some way to give to people today, you will see that your contributions are needed and serve a greater purpose.