I subscribe to word-of-the-day emails and it's always exciting to see what pops up in my inbox. Today's word is quixotic and I thought it only appropriate to share it with you. Quixotic is defined as "extravagantly chivalrous or foolishly idealistic; visionary, impractical" or " caught up in the romance of noble deeds and the pursuit of unreachable goals; idealistic without regard to practicality; capricious; impulsive." What I love about this word is that it could easily be used to describe persons like you and me who may be accused of having quixotic dreams to save the world - persons who envision a better world where we operate selflessly, where chivalry is not dead, where we prefer to think idealistically as we attempt to see the good before the bad in others. However, I would hope that we are not impractical; but, that we search for pragmatic ways to deal with the urgent social issues that surround us.Today's challenge:
Find a local social issue that interests you and research what your local government is doing to help that cause. How can you get involved? Would it require drafting a letter or a petition, or rallying around a few friends and family members to raise money for the cause on a few weekends, or how about offering your valuable input at a town meeting. If you're not comfortable making these moves right away, at least take stock of what is and is not being done and why. And remember this quotation:
"I am only one, but I am one. I cannot do everything, but I can do something. And I will not let what I cannot do interfere with what I can do. " Edward Everett Hale
