Quote of the Day

In light of all we've discussed this quarter and in response to your final blog entires, I thought I'd share this quote by Helen Keller with you all:

"The world is moved along, not only by the mighty shoves of its heroes, but also by the aggregate of tiny pushes of each honest worker." ~Helen Keller

Thanks to all of you who completed your Service Learning hours despite the hectic demands of your schedule and having to move outside your comfort zone. Each bit that you contributed moves our world along to being a better place of justice and compassion.

Please take a look at the final reflecions of Tiffany B, Nataliya G, Betty L, Stacey O, Cynthia R, and Liz Y. They have all exemplified the true spirit of service learning. Thank you all!

Our Own Three Cups of Tea

"Everybody can be great. Because anybody can serve. You don't have to have a college degree to serve. You don't have to make your subject and your verb agree to serve.... You don't have to know the second theory of thermodynamics in physics to serve. You only need a heart full of grace. A soul generated by love." ~Martin Luther King, Jr.

I was very impressed by the connections and insights that many of you made between "Three Cups of Tea" and your own service learning site. Some of you made observations about how the place you serve at has turned out to help and educate you as much as you help those you went to serve. Some of you met people that you felt reminded you of Mortenson, either because of his/her spirit, determination, or heart. Some of you connected to Mortenson's experience because of some of the obstacles you faced in trying to accomplish your SL. All of it was wonderful to read. And as Martin Luther King, Jr. tells us, you are all great!

What I got out of all of your blogs was a sense that amazing things and people are among us. When I first read "Three Cups of Tea," I wondered what type of person Mortenson was for he seemed beyond us normal folk who don't scale mountains or jet off to Pakistan every other week. And I wondered how someone who was just a normal citizen of the US could make an impact like he has. But as I read your blogs, I see that Mortensons are all around us, making sacrifices and giving up time with family or doing your own thing in order to benefit the greater good.

Thank you for sharing and if you haven't already, take a look at your classmate's blogs, especially Tiffany B, Jackie B, Nataliya G, Stacey O, and Liz Y. Great job, everyone!