A Small Difference

I have always felt a desire to make a difference in this world and in someone's life. Sometimes it seems like a daunting impossible task and it could be sometimes but I also have learned what my limitations are. I can't do everything and I can't be there for everyone but I can do what I can and give what I can. I feel uplifted to know that I am succeeding I am touching the lives of people some I didn't even know. My support group has been such a blessing in my life I started it to help and I have but in return these ladies have become a blessing in my life as well. I love this little story I found years and years ago and it sums up exactly how I feel.

It Made a Difference!!

One day a man was walking along a beach. The sun was shining and it was a beautiful day.

Off in the distance he could see a young boy going back and forth between the surf's edge and and the beach.

Back and forth the boy went.

As the man approached, he could see that there were hundreds of starfish stranded on the sand as the result of the natural action of the tide.

The man was stuck by the the apparent futility of the task. There were far too many starfish. Many of them were sure to die.

As he approached, the boy continued the task of picking up starfish one by one and throwing them back into the sea.

As he came up to the boy he said, "You must be crazy ! There are thousands of miles of beach covered with starfish. You can't possibly make a difference."

The boy looked at the man. He then bent down and picked up one more starfish, and threw it back into the sea. He turned back to the man and said,

"But it made a difference to that one"