I can't wait to meet you in person coming up here in a few weeks! Love IS the most powerful thing of all and your work, and the way you do what you do totally and completely encapsulates that idea. Thank you truly for these posts, they are so real and inspiring

I can't wait to meet you in person coming up here in a few weeks! Love IS the most powerful thing of all and your work, and the way you do what you do totally and completely encapsulates that idea. Thank you truly for these posts, they are so real and inspiring

@tammy wow. thank you for brining me back to this today tammy. i needed to be reminded of those things today. It really means so much to know that somehow this post spoke to you enough to continue coming back to it :)

I read this when you posted it in September, and it has stuck with me. I am no one, just a blog stalker, but I just wanted you to know how much of an impact this post had on me. I specifically remembered the date - September 22, 2009 - and I just came back to read it again. It creates a stirring in my heart that I can't explain. I hope it means something, but even if it only means that I need to tip that barista a little more generously today, you have left a mark on my life, and I just want to say thank you.

such a beautiful reminder. often I get distracted by trying so hard to become a better this or that when its so much more rewarding to show kindness and appreciation for the things and people I have at this moment, right now.

Very insightful, Sarah. And true too! We're all world-changing individuals if we follow that advice.

Beautiful. Favorite line: "life change" truly happens in those beautifully, seemingly insignificant, day to day moments that inevitably move mountains.

You are such a world changer. Your ability to draw the beauty and life and passion out of a person is something I have never seen before in someone else quite like it is in you. You have changed my life in so many ways... and we've got quite a few years and trips and talks and ice cream shops to go!!

This is so true and i have been learning it so much this past year. That you dont have to do something huge and outrageous like Oprah to be changing the world.
My grandma lives in Shawnee, OK where are you visiting? I love Oklahoma! It has a homey feeling and I had only lived there 2 weeks before I moved back to AZ.

such inspiring words! I 've felt that very same way- somedays it feels like changing the world is impossible, other days, like after reading this blog post, i know it happenes every day. thanks for sharing. " off to do my part "

so inspiring. so true. change doesn't have to mean the entire world but your world and someone elses world close to you, the people that you touch everyday. everyday is a another day that you can make a difference for yourself and those around you. cheers Sarah!

Beautiful words.

Thank you. I cried because I truly believe what you say that life happens in the insignificant moments. I've learned alot this year just about being human and what does that mean really. Thank you again.

I love this Sarah! And can I pleeeeease buy this print for my wall?!?!?!?!

What an inspiring post! You've definitely given me much to think about today. Thanks for sharing this.

Thank you so much for sharing that with us! I can say I have been in that same boat. I too have realized that it's the small things that gradually change the world. If we all could start doing those little acts of kindness and selflessness the world would be a much better place. Thanks again for putting your heart on your sleeve!

so inspiring!
you just changed someones world right now!
May God use you to continue making a difference in this vast world.
It's always a blast coming here!
Thank you Sarah!
:)

Wow, Sarah. That definitely hit home and, like Allison, I find your post(s) very inspiring. To me, smiles from strangers are like kisses from the wind. ;D Thank you for reminding me to smile and for changing my world today!

Hi Sara, This is my first official comment but I loved this post! I totally understand the overwhelming feeling to make a change larger than yourself. The beauty in the post is the insight you have! It is the smile to a stranger, the small acts of random kindness, taking the extra five minutes to write a note instead of an email that really makes a difference. This was the post I needed to read today! Thanks for your honesty and an inspiring post.

Hello, world changer. Thanks for writing, for living, and for seeing how small things affect big things. I'm a fan of people like you, because this is how I try to live.

Keep it up.

Beautiful post. You are amazing.

sarah-
this post made me cry.
1. because it was beautiful and true
2. because the picture along side made me miss home. made me miss the encouragement from home. made me miss my flat west texas comfort
3. because i know that i too have the same dream-to change the world-but seem like i fall short of the dream regularly

your words are beautiful sarah-
thank you for sharing

incredibly beautiful. you are. and your photograph. inside and out. thank you, sarah.

Great message Sarah. I needed to hear that. Thanks for sharing.

After reading your writing, I say, keep throwing it out there. I, too, can never understand why people think we need to do these grandiose things to change the world. It is the little things, like you say, that help to change the world.

One word really sticks out of your post this evening, and that word is "listening". We all really excel at talking, and I think we all want to be heard. By just listening to others, we can show how much we care, how they are appreciated, and most importantly, that they are loved. It takes a lot of LOVE to shut up and listen :)

Great post, keep 'em coming!

Wow Sarah. You have a way with words. Beautifully written and heartfelt. I completely agree.

A good word for all of us. Especially those of us who find ourselves so busy that we often forget why we started this mess in the first place! Thank you for being an inspiration in so many ways! ~Randy