Friday; February 27
George
Washington Carver was born into a slave’s family in Missouri in the early
1860s, but before he passed away almost 80 years later, he had made a name for
himself and a mark on society. His
journey wasn’t easy nor linear; but it led him to the presidency of Tuskegee
Institute. Carver is well known for many
of the products and innovations he developed; but it is a quote I want us to
consider, “When you do the common things in life in an uncommon way, you will
command the attention of the world.”.
It is tempting to believe that we have to come from a special place or
do special things to make a difference, but the truth of the matter is that all
we need to do to have an impact is find what we can do and do it! Sure, there are going to be special people in
life who seem to excel at the exceptional, but for most of the rest of us we
make our mark on people by doing what we can do. Does that make us less spectacular? Maybe, but that doesn’t make us any less
special.
What can you do? What gifts do you have? Let’s not get wrapped up in our
self-perceived limitations, let’s do what we can and let the world know just
how special we truly are.
Think About It!