hearts full of grace

“Not everybody can be famous. But everybody can be great, because

greatness is determined by service. You don’t have to have a college

degree to serve. You don’t have to make your subject and verb agree to

serve. You don't have to know about Plato or Aristotle to serve. You

don’t have to know Einstein's theory of relativity to serve. You don’t

have to know the second theory of thermodynamics in physics to serve.

You only need a heart full of grace and a soul generated by love.”

― Martin Luther King, Jr.

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what does it mean to be “great”

Trump thinks is about money and power

And the use of that power on others…

Crush, maim

“I win”

Happy Dog things greatness in a human

Is about walks taken

Balls tossed

Snacks offered

It is about kindness

And love

And “being there” (at 5:30 am when he wants to play)

Jesus would agree more with Happy Dog

“The one who would be first must be last”

“The one who would be great must be the servant of all”

This day I will have many chances to be great

They will come in the grocery store

When I am in my office

As I walk the street of my tiny community

And greatness will be measured

Not when I prove how brilliant I am

Or impose my perspective on another

But when I listen

When I care

When I am kind

My one goal this day

Is to be great

With “a heart full of grace

and a soul generated by love”