What the World Needs Now...

I’m thinking about world peace... My mind is bugging out on all the war and violence in the news over the past month or so.

There’s a good deal of awful things happening right now but there’s an abundance of beauty as well.

Instead of focusing on who is doing what to whom, or the overarching philosophy on good vs. evil inside human beings, or some magic potion to fix it all…

Let’s talk about a whole bunch of small actions that lead to our desired action— 

The world needs more mentors—you and me.

1) Maybe you don’t know everything

2) Maybe you come with a lot of baggage.

3) Maybe you don’t have a lot of time.

4) Maybe you’ve been told repeatedly that you don’t offer value.

But it’s much more simple than that.

1) You only need to know something.

2) It’s all good, baggage makes you interesting

3) Totally cool, you don’t need to have a lot of time

4) You have value. Every person, whether they know it or not is a teacher. 

Being a mentor is as simple as showing a kid how to hit a free-throw in basketball, how to tie their shoe, or your favorite technique on learning to be comfortable in your own skin. 

Whatever you know—farming, love, money, relationships, proper flossing techniques—give a little of that knowledge away. We’re all in this together. 

The mentorship you provide isn’t going to solve all of the world’s problems in one fell swoop—nor will the mentorship of one billion. But the abundance you provide to another person will help them give their own gifts to another person, providing space and time to find new and innovative ways to help the impoverished and hungry and war-stricken. 

All it takes is one single act of kindness today—your finding the time to be a mentor. 

You will have officially left the world better than when you found it, which is part of the ultimate goal while we’re spinning around on this rock.