Monday – 19 January 2015
Today is Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (1, 2).


Everybody can be great, because everybody can serve. Visit MLKDay.gov.

Human progress is neither automatic nor inevitable… Every step toward the goal of justice requires sacrifice, suffering, and struggle; the tireless exertions and passionate concern of dedicated individuals.

I refuse to accept the view that mankind is so tragically bound to the starless midnight of racism and war that the bright daybreak of peace and brotherhood can never become a reality… I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word.

Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.

An individual has not started living until he can rise above the narrow confines of his individualistic concerns to the broader concerns of all humanity.

This morning, I learned that the place I normally go to volunteer on this day is closed. So, my “service” will be spending time with Sara! and Team DiVa. That’s fine with me. I’ll find a free Saturday and go back. I’d also like to do a little more volunteering through the year.

Please take some time to reflect on what today means beyond a few sales and a day off.

Namaste.