“A single, ordinary person still can make a difference – and single, ordinary people are doing precisely that every day.” – Chris Bohjalian
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The Starfish Story
A young girl was walking along a beach upon which thousands of starfish had been washed up during a terrible storm. When she came to each starfish, she would pick it up, and throw it back into the ocean. People watched her with amusement.
She had been doing this for some time when a man approached her and said, “Little girl, why are you doing this? Look at this beach! You can’t save all these starfish. You can’t begin to make a difference!”
The girl seemed crushed, suddenly deflated. But after a few moments, she bent down, picked up another starfish, and hurled it as far as she could into the ocean. Then she looked up at the man and replied, “Well, I made a difference to that one!”
The old man looked at the girl inquisitively and thought about what she had done and said. Inspired, he joined the little girl in throwing starfish back into the sea. Soon others joined, and all the starfish were saved.
Adapted from The Star Thrower
by Loren C. Eiseley
The Starfish Story was one of my inspirations in creating DM Football Academy. When I heard this story a few months ago it was a powerful motivator and reminded me that we hold in our hands the power to change a life, a mind or a circumstance.
– Daniel Micevski
Very inspirational story Daniel .
For any atheletes and students, you up each morning with 2 driving beliefs:
1. My thoughts, habits and actions determine my destiny.
2. Today is a great opportunity to get even better!
😁
DB
Very true David… thanks for the response. Preparation for tomorrow is hard work today.