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Knocks Me Off My Feet

December 3, 2008
Watch this video and know what I mean. Oprah is . . .

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Sometimes you have those moments that stop you in your tracks. Watching video of the legendary Oprah Winfrey and the great Ms. Susan L. Taylor gave me pause. I got chills reading an account of Susan's national intiative to get us to mentor.
Watch the video here:
http://www.essence.com/news_entertainment/news/articles/salutetosusanltaylor

Mentoring is so important. You are more amazing then you realize and have plenty to offer a young person even if it's just a smile. I have been participating in the Big Brothers/Big Sisters workplace program at my job and each time the kids leave me I am in a daze. Josephine Baker may have been on to something with her house full of adoptive children. I have a 9 year old sister who I live miles away from. I wish I could be there for her more and just am thankful for those who give her a pat on the back or a kick in the behind.

We gotta be the village

1 comments:

  1. Anonymous said...:

    Your right, mentoring is definitely important! Thank God for the internet because it's possible to mentor those far away as well as be mentored by those you admire most... e-Mentoring?