It’s easy to make a buck.\u00a0 It’s a lot tougher to make a difference.\u00a0 ~Tom Brokaw<\/p>\n
I joined the Re-Bridge group in my neighborhood that is seeking to restore the two historic bridges that cross the bayou because it is a project that is dear to my heart. And even though I have no extracurricular time, I’m making time because I think it is worthwhile. I was thinking about how making a difference starts to carry more weight as you get older. I mean make more money – pishaw, make more time – impossible, but make a difference, perhaps.<\/p>\n
The other day when I ran into the mayor of the neighborhood, he asked me to send good vibrations to the woman who had just lost her husband and I came home and lit a candle. He told me that after the funeral the last song they sang was “This Little Light of Mine” and then he saw my message to him with the photo of the candle lit. He said it made a difference.<\/p>\n
I was thinking about this and him because I often feel like he is a kindred brother of mine misplaced at birth and replaced here in our wonderful world on the bayou. One thing he is always for me is a bright light in my day. And I thought to myself if I try to be a bright light to anyone’s day then I will have made a difference. So that is my goal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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