Lost keys
I have always wanted more.
I have been inspired throughout my life.
I have much experience
in the field of social services, specifically Child Welfare. When I began in
this field, I never thought that I would hang out for more than two years.
It was my intent to build my resume and leave. I speak about My Why often. I just wanted to live a life of fabulousness.
At the time I did not define what it meant to be fabulous.
I wanted to make a difference in the lives of others.
I wanted to live beyond the expectations of my neighborhood.
I wanted to live on purpose.
There are a few “call to action” pieces that I refer back to
in my life.
Who can remain the same after listening to Martin Luther Kings,
I have a Dream Speech?
I am looking for one bold person to remain still after a
whisper of, The Revolution Will not be Televised by Gill Scott Heron.
I urge you to watch Leymah Gbowee. If you have to question whether
her call to action is pertinent to you, Lets talk about it.
Leymah Gbowee is one
of person that I can say showed me the other side of the game.
When I was initially introduced to her on TED I attempted to
follow her on Twitter to no avail.
This very TED Talk is linked in hundreds of tweets, hashtags
and all ,yet she does not have her own twitter account.
In the light of studying branding I view this as a testament
to the good work she provides.
Leymah connects with the audience by speaking of girls who
she could not reach due to lack, including her own limited resources and
income. She could not afford to take them in. Not knowing the status of these
girls lead her to empower girls of Liberia and around the world. As a 2011
Nobel Peace Prize winner Leymah was pivotal in ending the second Liberian Civil
War.
Leymah tells us to “Unlockthe intelligence, passion, greatness of girls”.
Do you have Lost Keys?
When I began looking at the work being done in the lives of
the families I came in contact with, I began to view me differently.
It no longer mattered who was mad at me.
I no longer allowed my bias to dictate the way I interacted
with my families. I wanted them to be
well overall.
Their level of well being varied. Not like the cookie cutter
services that were prescribed, but each of my families had very specific needs.
I called the clients my families.
Child welfare has come along way. Commissioner Brian Samuels
of the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) has established a
wonderful network of individuals who are diligently working to establish the
basis and knowledge of overall child well being.
I am sensitive to the fact that many have no idea what the
ACF is, as many have not heard of Nobel Prize winner Leymah Gbowee.
However we all read used to read the paper in print but now
we have it online.
This is our call your call to action.
Is there a need that you can fulfill?
Will you be the one to stand up for something?
For anyone?
How are you going to find the lost key within you?
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