Service Above Self

Hi, it's the Brooker That Gratitude Guy

Service above self. Well, as some of you may know, that is the motto of Rotary, the Rotary Clubs International

And I was at my Rotary meeting today, and I was listening to a presentation about some folks that had gone over to, or down into Mexico rather, and helped children to be

they were illiterate, to learn how to read and set up schools, and they made a very

very compelling argument about illiteracy, or literacy and poverty, and how when people

learn how to read and get educated, a lot less poverty, and a lot more important pieces

of the economic world, if you will, and contributing members to society, and not having problems

with poverty. But I thought about this whole idea of service above self, and when we get to impact lives

and change people, and I think about what is happening with gratitude

Gratitude is how when you get to frame everything in your life that you're thankful for, versus

what you have, versus what you don't have, it puts you in a position where you really

realize too, if you want to help other people, help yourself. And when you have service above self, when you get out there and you're grateful, and

then you share that gratitude, and you share those feelings with other people, it's like

they say, a rising tide raises all boats. It makes such a big difference

So think about that as we've embarked on this new year. Think about service above self

Think about how grateful you are for what you have in your life. Think about how you can impact lives, make a difference in people's world, and change

people's lives. But it starts with being grateful for what you have

And once you focus on what you're grateful for, you will see how much you can help other

people and you can expand your sphere of influence to so many people

So service above self, making a difference, impacting lives. Think about that and be grateful for what you have and how much you can share and spread

the word of gratitude and spread your knowledge and how much more fulfilling it will be for

you and your life. That's the message for today. Have a grateful day

We'll see you tomorrow