We all know the concept, but so often forget to act on it. In this age of causes we tend to think in larger, broader circles of influence. A disease or social ill catches our attention and we are inspired to help. Marianne Williamson once said that if you’re searching for a “ministry” the best place to start was with your phone book – with those you know. Anyone there need help?
That’s how SIT for a cause started – as much an idea to help large, worthy endeavors as it was to help a sister who needed to express the artist – an artist submerged under the stresses of daily life. Or the friend whose business slumped and needed a paying project, or the local church or Little League that just needed some volunteer time.
The ripple effect starts small – but the effects can be as life changing as the discovery of some cure or the eradication of a hideous social blight. Most people that are helped in a personal way – by a friend or mentor – pay it forward, pass it on, as they continue to go through life. That small change in their trajectory that perhaps amounted to no more than simple inspiration and the purchase of a paint box, continues to benefit them and all the people they come in contact with.
So who in your circle could use a little somthin’-somthin’?
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