Just a drop

"We feel that what we are doing is just a drop in the ocean. But the ocean would be less because of the missing drop."

- Mother Teresa

It's funny this quote should come across my inbox this morning (thanks Mom!), as it addresses exactly how I feel about teaching - such a small group of students in one remote area of the country - what kind of a difference am I making? There's some urge to do something "more," like I'm not doing enough...

But, at the same time, maybe these students (year after year) will take to heart the lessons I teach and the examples I lead. And, just maybe, one day they will be that difference for someone else. Yes, I am small. I am one. But someone (well, many someones) was once that "one" for me.

We all need to be someONE for others - and, quite honestly, it may not ever feel like we're doing enough. But we can rest in this simple truth of Mother Teresa, and here we can find peace of mind.