I have a tendency to think back to my past and find details I never noticed before. Recently, I’ve been thinking a lot about New York and the places I’ve been - both physically and emotionally. Last night I was thinking about one of the last times I was in New York. I was sitting in Union Square watching kids play on a jungle gym. Eventually I got up and, as I walked through the mass of humanity that is always near Union Square, a man with a megaphone and a “Trust Jesus” sign started preaching the good word to the crowd. He was ignored of course, but what caught my attention was his radiant smile, and his evident energy and enthusiasm. Say what you want about him (he’s possibly a little crazy), this man was so much more excited about something than any of the shoppers/students walking boredly by him. He was inspired, moved to get up on a soapbox and do something! How many of us can claim to be that excited about anything we do? I can’t even count the amount of times I’ve heard people say they hate their jobs, they hate school, they are bored in life… I can honestly say I am excited by what I do. Not to the point where I’m screaming about it on a street corner (though you can argue what I do on stage isn’t much different than that), but excited nonetheless. I think what most people are missing is inspiration, and the conviction that they are doing something good, that might change the lives of others. I think it’s sad when people feel as though they have no impact on the world around them. As though if they went missing no one would notice or if they stopped working it wouldn’t matter. Everyone should feel passion and feel they’re making a difference. Everyone should know they matter. I know how horrible it is to think otherwise. I truly believe everyone matters and everyone makes a difference. What difference will you make today?