What change do you want to see? Any good ideas?

Here's something that will be very evident next semester, the parking problem on campus. I have a great idea. Since we don't have enough land, how about building a parking garage? Every fall new students crowd the campus, leaving no parking spaces for the returning students. With student population on the rise, this problem will become even more unbearable. How will we pay for it? After calculating building costs, using students wherever possible to offset expenses and provide valuable experience, funds should be allocated from the state, since a portion of our taxes go to the school already. Any ideas on how to solve this problem?

Mission statement

Making a difference in the life of others

  The purpose of my blog is to encourage people to BE THE ONE. The one that makes a difference, the one that will stand up for others, the one that believes things can be better.  So often, people are watchers of what is going on in the world, not taking any responsibility for why things are the way they are. There comes a time in everyone's  life when you must take a stand for what you believe, what you value, and what is right. But many, like me, might think that they are but ONE. What could they possibly do to make a difference? Have you ever had an idea of something that you could improve people's life or make it a little easier? Do you have an idea about a government program or how to better use our tax dollars? It's time to be heard, this blog is a voice of the people, by the people, to help the people. So get up, stand up!  Don't be a bench warmer, get in the game of life! Participate! Let's start making a difference in the lives of others, one life at a time, by the power of ONE!

Please share your story of an individual that has impacted your life or community by the power of one.

Over the years, I have witnessed great accomplishments by groups of people such as the first responders during hurricane Sandy and 9/11. These people came together collectively to help their fellow citizens during a time of great need. However, as effective as these groups were, I am astonished at the power of one in making a difference in the life of others.



Ryan White, for instance, was accidentally infected with the HIV virus during a blood transfusion to treat his hemophiliac disease. Ryan did not let  this misfortune deter him rather it made him a spokesman on behalf of others infected with HIV by humanizing the disease AIDS with his story.




Another power of one can be seen in the life of Nelson Mandela after spending 27 years in jail as a political dissenter of the Apartheid government of South Africa, he rose to become president of that nation and did not seek vengeance rather he used his story to bring South Africans together. His gentleness and forgiving spirit changed a country and its people forever.




Angelina Jolie made a difference in the struggle in Darfur by using her fame to bring attention to the genocide in that region. Not too many people with her celebrity status would volunteer to stand up for those who cannot stand up for themselves, however Angelina made this cause her life's mission. She stood up against a nation in the genocide of its people.