Me to We

Last week marked the beginning of the Year of Me to We. The kickoff event was held here in Toronto and broadcast all across the country. A day filled with incredible singers and speakers, it was incredibly inspirational. The energy that filled the building was like nothing you can imagine. 7500 students sharing one vision, for a better world, with the tag line "Be the Change You Wish to See in the World." This timeless quote comes from none other than Mahatma Ghandi, a truly remarkable facilitator of change. This student gathering was the beginning, of what I am not entirely sure, but it will be profound. I had the opportunity to see the many wide eyed students enter the building, and then also see these same students as they left. What happened inside that building will stay with these youths long after this week, month, year. It was life altering in some cases. Romeo Dallaire spoke with such conviction about looking a child in the eyes when he was in Rwanda during the genocide and seeing the same look in those eyes as he saw in his sons before leaving for Africa. Eyes can tell a story without saying a word. The eyes of these young adults as they left spoke volumes. I challenge those 7500 students, along with everyone else who wants to see change, to do one thing in the next year, whether small or big, to make a difference in their community. There is no measuring stick, no one to tell you it hasn't made a difference, because I guarantee you that by just doing something, anything, it will send a ripple throughout the world. Be the Change, Be the Difference.