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What Can I Do
Sitting at home
Overwhelmed by what is happening
Around the world
Around here
One often stops to ask
What can I do
What can I do
I could eat a can of soup tonight
Take the money I would have spent
Either stopping at the drive-thru window
Or eating out
And donate that money
To a food bank
Instead
What can I do
I could take an extra bag
When I go to buy groceries this weekend
Fill it
And take it there as well
What can I do
I could finally clean out my closet
Take all the clothes and shoes I haven't worn
In the last few months
Or years
Put them in a bag
And take them to a shelter
Give them to others
Who will wear them
Or sell them
To get what they need
What can I do
Instead of sitting in front of my television
For hours upon hours this weekend
I could volunteer my time
To help at a Veterans Center
A hospital
Help build someone in need a home
There are so many things that I could be doing
With my time
Yes
We all find ourselves
Feeling overwhelmed
By what is happening around the world
Around us
And often feel powerless
Insignificant
Maybe even a bit useless
Still each of us can make a difference
In our own special way
What can I do
Maybe try and catch a few words
To leave on this page before you
And when I finish
Get out of this chair
And start doing a little more
Than just asking
What can I do
Ed Roberts 1/22/10
One of the worst lies one can tell themself is that they are powerless to change the world around them
Each day we are given is both a blessing and an opportunity to bring about change
Overwhelmed by what is happening
Around the world
Around here
One often stops to ask
What can I do
What can I do
I could eat a can of soup tonight
Take the money I would have spent
Either stopping at the drive-thru window
Or eating out
And donate that money
To a food bank
Instead
What can I do
I could take an extra bag
When I go to buy groceries this weekend
Fill it
And take it there as well
What can I do
I could finally clean out my closet
Take all the clothes and shoes I haven't worn
In the last few months
Or years
Put them in a bag
And take them to a shelter
Give them to others
Who will wear them
Or sell them
To get what they need
What can I do
Instead of sitting in front of my television
For hours upon hours this weekend
I could volunteer my time
To help at a Veterans Center
A hospital
Help build someone in need a home
There are so many things that I could be doing
With my time
Yes
We all find ourselves
Feeling overwhelmed
By what is happening around the world
Around us
And often feel powerless
Insignificant
Maybe even a bit useless
Still each of us can make a difference
In our own special way
What can I do
Maybe try and catch a few words
To leave on this page before you
And when I finish
Get out of this chair
And start doing a little more
Than just asking
What can I do
Ed Roberts 1/22/10
One of the worst lies one can tell themself is that they are powerless to change the world around them
Each day we are given is both a blessing and an opportunity to bring about change
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What Can I Do
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