Robert Bly’s words, as so often happens, came to me at exactly the right time. I first read them several years ago and I’ve been studying them ever since. If it sounds odd to be so taken with a few sentences, go back and read the quote again. Do you see more the second time through?
Believing that change can happen is necessary but not enough. If you want to see change, act. Your action is the proof of your belief.
The size of your action does not matter. Whether you give someone a mansion or some mittens, it’s all the same. A circle has no beginning or end.
Involve someone else in your action. Act for someone, not against something.
Act as close to the individual as you can. If you want people to be fed, give someone a sandwich. If that isn’t practical for you, find the people who are doing the work, and support them. But don’t confuse organization with results. An individual raindrop probably doesn’t worry about “the big picture” and yet somehow oceans form; the contour of the land takes care of that. Give your neighbor, or a stranger, ten dollars; if she isn’t behind on the mortgage, she knows someone who is.
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