Above all else we have established SomethingToShare.com as beacon for perspective and as a refuge for inspiration. And, as the name implies, the true strength of our efforts will lie with our success in getting others to share their thoughts, experiences, creativity and inspiration.

What are your hopes... your fears... what causes your smiles... your tears? Are you taking time out from the hustle and bustle of life every once in a while to examine your priorities... to challenge your perspective... to question your destiny? Do your loved ones know that they are? What is the one thing you wish you could do to make an impact in this life? What's stopping you?

We must realize that in the end what matters in this life is not what we could have done - but what we do. And no matter how much we tell ourselves that we can not make a difference... the truth is each day each one of us can make a difference for someone.

It doesn't take a lot to make a difference... just a little time and a little concern as the following passage so eloquently relates;

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Starfish, Author: Unknown

A young girl, vacationing with her family, arose early with excitement.  Today was the much touted Starfish Day - a day full of festivities beginning with the collection of Starfish souvenirs.  Excited, the young girl's early appearance on the beach was interrupted by something further down the beach.  About a quarter mile away there appeared to be a figure repeatedly throwing something into the ocean. 

As the young girl approached the woman, she asked what she was doing.  The woman replied, "high tide has washed all of these Starfish up on shore and they will die if I do not save them".  In disbelief the young girl countered, "you can't be serious ... there are hundreds and hundreds of Starfish along the beach ... you can't save them ... what difference could you possibly make"?  With this the woman picked up a Starfish, threw it especially hard against the water.  Then turning to the young girl she offered, "I definitely made a difference in that one's life - didn't I"?

A little later as the guests filed out of the hotel they were perplexed to see two figures down the beach repeatedly tossing something into the ocean.

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We can make a difference... everyday... both for people we know and those we will never know. Kind deeds and inspirational words have a way of taking on a life of their own - many times fostering generations of other kind deeds and inspirational words in their wake.

So make a positive impact... no matter how big or how small... every chance you get. Whether you make a donation to charity or sign in each time you visit to help us increase our donation to charity... whether you sacrifice for someone in need or simply try to understand a different point of view with your paradigms freed... whether you pay for the next car at the toll booth or submit an inspirational passage to our site to make a difference in the lives of others - make even a small difference on this day and the next... And The World Will Be A Better Place.