In the search to know that we make a difference we often miss the obvious. Everyone yearns for some great achievement like writing the great American novel or finding a cure for a major disease. Certainly we all want our presence marked in the sand but greatness can also be found in being extrordinary with the ordinary. Today there will be a host of opportunities that appear insignificant but they over time will form legacies. Listening to the child that scraped her knee with attention and love is an opportunity.Reviewing the possibilities for managing a difficult relationship with new strategies.Calling a caretaker who is in the midst of a tragic illness to a loved one. Every day there are moments that seem trivial but they are the cornerstones that allow each of us to make a difference.The power of one is rarely noticed but it changes the world.A friend once pointed out to me the reality that when a spider moves the entire web is changed. When you move toward the little concerns of others the entire world is changed.