Casting Pebbles Upon Still Waters

Welcome to my first blog. I am not sure about the term "blog" but whatever the name blogging is here to stay and I will take advantage of it. But what a name for a format to express your thoughts and ideas. But here I am using this technology to convey to you my thoughts of the importance of making a difference in our community. No just a difference, but a positive with long-term meaningful impact in the lives of people who are most vulnerable. Working collectively the outcome will be that much more significant.

I define this effort of making a positive difference as, "casting pebbles upon still waters". I am not the first to use this term, but allow me to give you my interpretation. In neighborhoods, communities and cities across our country is an epidemic of despair, not brought on by the recent recession, but from long term neglect of the most vulnerable people and communities. The recession has shine a narrow light on this despair and hopelessness. Folks have given up and given in.  I see still waters reflective of hopelessness and despairs.

Casting pebbles is the positive action to cause ripples of change. The more pebbles tossed the stronger the ripples of positve change. All that is needed is to cast the first pebble towards improving education, jobs, housing, the environment, health and wellness.  

I believe in the power of hope. Where one person's actions to address despair and hopelessness can begin the process of postive change. Casting a pebble upon still waters is the metaphor for the action in promoting hope to people, neighborhoods and communities that believe there is no hope. The longer we ignore the still waters, the greater the hopelessness and despair become entrenched and the challenge becomes even greater. We cannot afford to ignore any longer but must engage ourselves to be of service, thereby instilling upon those of us a great sense of hope; cast your peebles upon still waters to begin the rippling of change. If we cast our pebbles singlarly we produce change and if we do it collectively the ripples become a force that reaches all areas and the depth of still waters.

Cast your pebbles, cause a ripple, promote hope. I invite you to respond how your pebbles are promoting hope.