Tagged: A Meme About Making a Difference

I’m honored to be included in Laura’s tag today. Every time I wake up feeling grumpy and out of sorts, I see inspiring posts from Laura that encourage me to change my attitude and think of others! Laura asked us to talk about these things:

1. In your opinion, what does it mean to make a difference?

It means you do your best to make things better for someone else, no matter how small the difference may seem. Just the simple act of reaching out to another person can profoundly impact their lives. You never know how much a smile and a cup of coffee may mean to a lonely neighbor, for example.

2. What is an example of a unique way to make a difference?

I love that Laura came up with the “25 Days to Make a Difference” blog; I think it is an idea that has really made a unique imprint on the blogosphere.

My favorite way of making a difference this season so far was visiting our local fire station with goodies and seeing how happy the fire fighters were to be remembered. My other favorite was asking people to visit and leave comments for a young soldier, CJ, on his mom’s blog.

3. Who has made a difference in YOUR life this week?

My friend C offered to baby-sit on Friday so my hub and I could attend a holiday party. It’s the first time we’ve been out in the evening alone since summer. She refused to take any money or even a gift card. So I insisted that we exchange nights, at least.

My husband told me I had the best heart of anyone he’d ever known. Even after 10 years together, a compliment like that from him means the world to me.

4. If I didn’t have a blog, would you still be making a difference?

Well, during the holidays, I normally decide on 3 or 4 charities that I’m going to donate to. However, this project has really inspired me to reach out in other ways and see how creative I could be in finding new ways to make that difference.

It’s also been inspiring to me to see just how this project has been embraced by so many people in the online community. I’m really thinking about how I can keep this spirit going throughout the year and make a difference every month.

5. What is your favorite thing about the internet?

My favorite thing about the internet is how it brings people together from all over the world. I’ve met the most amazing group of people through my connections on forums, groups, and most recently, my blog here. I know there are a lot of crazy, sometimes scary, things going on out in cyberspace as well, but my experience has been overwhelmingly positive. I went looking for a place to put down a few thoughts. I’ve had the great pleasure of ending up with a group of people I really consider friends, even though I’ve not been able to meet most of them IRL. I know I could call any one of these friends if I was in serious need and they would come through for me. Goodness knows they’ve already seen me through many tears and rants and pity parties for me, as well as celebrating many happy occasions with me.

I’d like to tag Emily, llexus, Plareb, Roni, Andy, Lea, & Heather. To anyone I may have missed: please accept my addle-brained apologies and consider yourself tagged! Link this post to your own blogs or just comment here, and thanks for playing along.