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There’s no guarantee that 2019 will be more smooth-sailing than the years preceding it; but it can be a comparatively meaningful year and hopefully set the foundation for more harmonious days ahead.
Former US president Barack Obama has a vision that communities will start having brighter days if people take small steps towards the changes they wish to see. He has delivered a chain of tweets that could inspire such transformations.
“As the year winds down and we look toward 2019, I’m asking you to make a commitment: find something you want to change in your community and take the first step toward changing it,” Obama tweeted.
He also recognized young leaders who have already taken initiatives to set forth changes within their communities and encourage improvements in their causes.
These people comprise: Dejah Powell, a Cornell University graduate working to bring more health and wellness resources to the South Side of Chicago; Moussa Kondo and Sandor Lederer, who are fighting corruption in their home countries of Mali and Hungary; Hong Hoang, the first Vietnamese person to visit Antarctica and a leader of a youth-led movement hoping to create a greener world; Chicago native Jonny Boucher, who opened a coffee shop providing emotional support after losing several friends and family members to suicide.
Hoping for better days is only the first step of the journey—little acts that help see those changes are what manifest them.
“What matters isn’t the size of the step you take; what matters is that you take it,” Obama concluded.
As the year winds down and we look toward 2019, I’m asking you to make a commitment: find something you want to change in your community and take the first step toward changing it. If you need some inspiration, take a look at some of the young leaders who inspired me this year.
— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) December 29, 2018
Leaders like Dejah Powell, who started an organization to bring health and wellness resources to communities on the South Side of Chicago, expanding food access and providing people the space and time to take care of themselves. pic.twitter.com/tPW7NxTGLO
— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) December 29, 2018
Leaders like Moussa Kondo and Sandor Lederer, who are each doing their part to fight corruption in their native countries of Mali and Hungary. Two people separated by continents but united in their pursuit of a more just, transparent society. https://t.co/YbOxSEyyCd
— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) December 29, 2018
Leaders like Hong Hoang, who mobilized a youth-led movement to create a greener world after becoming the first Vietnamese person to visit Antarctica. https://t.co/K8xPNC1OCQ
— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) December 29, 2018
Leaders like Jonny Boucher, a Chicago native who, after losing too many friends and family to suicide, started a coffee shop to offer emotional support and guidance to those who might be in need of a little more than a strong cup of coffee to get through their day. pic.twitter.com/H6XPceR6d9
— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) December 29, 2018
I hope you find inspiration in the stories of Dejah, Moussa, Sandor, Hong and Jonny. Their journeys began with a decision to build the better future they wanted to see. The same is true for you. What matters isn’t the size of the step you take; what matters is that you take it.
— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) December 29, 2018
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