August 3rd, 2011.
It is easy to forget that the efforts of a handful of people make most volunteer organisations undeniably valuable community assets. With the changing of the guard we find ourselves in the new Rotary year with new Directors, Board members and Avenues of Service to explore. This year I encourage you all to embrace these changes and our new focus on health in our community. Have you wondered where your place is in Rotary? Let me give you a hint: perhaps it is where you make it. Take the opportunity to promote Rotary service where ever you may be; jump in where you are interested. Consider making an invitation to another to share with us in the joy of Rotary.
Last week I challenged you to let your light shine. Have you been shining? You are unique. Your perspective is one of kind. Be individual in the way that you approach life. Let your actions tell something different about who you are. In greatness of any kind, we always recognise uniqueness and resonance. At a recent visit to the Archibald Prize exhibition some key criteria were immediately obvious: grabbing power, holding power, wit and longevity. Also, the ever desired and often elusive creativity, emotion and originality. Great art is centred in individuality that resonates with others and illuminates the human condition. Modern physics and chemistry are the artist's tools of expression but they are also the knowledge that elucidates the universal elements of which we are all composed. You and I, like all matter, were born in the heart of a dying star, many millions of years ago. You are a star child! Every molecule, every atom, every proton, was forged in the furnace of a supernova. But what we have in common is also what sets us apart - no other star child is put together exactly like you. This week, show your unique vision to the world. Go on, bowl me over!
Yours in Rotary Friendship,
Jo Beilby
President 2011-12
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