One Love

For the last year, I have been part of a non-profit called Great Shape! Inc. Through this organization, we facilitate humanitarian projects in Jamaica, including the world's largest international dental project and a literacy improvement project (www.gsjamaica.org). It is amazing to see the passion that so many of the volunteers have for the projects and I'm excited as I will be able to travel to Jamaica this year to participate in the literacy project. I have very little teaching experience but I hope my passion for the people will help guide me to be a great help. In Jamaica, the people embrace the idea of "one love" and Great Shape!Inc. tries to embrace that idea. Many of our board members have befriended the people in Jamaica, and I know in November I will have the same opportunity. When I refer to One Love, I don't merely refer to Bob Marley's song (although his song includes a lot of truth and I even have it as my ring tone). I'm talking about each of us defining that one love. Taking it to heart and considering it an essential of human relationships. Sometimes it's so hard to think of it as one love. There's romantic love, family love, unrequited love, tough love, love lost, etc. However, I believe there truly is one love. It is powerful and sometimes misunderstood. At times what we think is love, is actually a facade for something else. I mention this because we so often overlook the troubles overseas; the bad things happening around us all throughout the world. I encourage you to take part in the solution. A small donation, an hour of time, a single building, is sometimes all it takes to make a change in the world. Get involved. Great Shape! Inc. is one way to do it. Or think local and offer to even help that neighbor who can't make it to the grocery store. The only way to feel empowered is to be it...Take action so that one day we can all enjoy that "one love".