There are so many amazing causes, So many amazing people doing amazing things And I truly believe we’re all on this earth to do something more than just live… But I often find myself paralyzed and overwhelmed by so much devastation and sadness in every sector in every corner of our lives…that I can’t choose just one…And all of them are truly amazing… Children need help all over the world, there’s hunger, disease, a global water crisis, injustice to women, environmental destruction, natural disasters and people left homeless, drought, poverty, mental illness, our oceans are polluted, animals need homes, and so so much more. We have needs in our country yet there are global issues more distressing than anything we can fathom. Meanwhile we go on with our lives and people die. Unfairly, unjustly for so many different reasons. Different cancers have taken different people in my life, how do I choose which one to focus on and support? Mental illness is prevalent in my family, autism is prevalent in my family… how can I make even a tiny difference in any of these things? What we do at SnL doesn’t really “make a difference” but if anything, maybe it has made us think and become aware of so many great people who dedicate their lives to making a difference. AND we need to remember that if every one of the billions of people on this earth “do something” we can collectively make a difference. I wish I could be one of those people that dedicate their lives to a cause and really make a difference. Maybe someday I will. Taking off on a shoe drop to Ethiopia, traveling to a remote village in Africa to help build a water well, even going on a mission to save lives somewhere, anywhere… Until then, I will continue to be inspired and awestruck by the people that do and their dedication and courage. One of these people is Agi Hershberg. Agi’s husband died of Pancreatic Cancer. One of the most deadly of all cancers. It took her husband and it took my mother in law. And it’s trying to take Karen’s. And we all know about the fight Steve Jobs is fighting. And there are thousands more. Agi has dedicated her life to finding a cure for this evil disease. So today I will choose and honor her work. You can learn more about it at www.pancreatic.org. Whether there’s that one special thing in your life YOU’RE passionate about and want to support, or if you’re like me and you just can’t pick, pick them all! And let’s all continue to be inspired by people like Agi, Blake Mykoskie, even little Seth Maxwell or even Bill Gates or Nelson Mandella who have made a commitment to making a difference. We need more of these people on this earth. I honor all causes and the people who have dedicated their lives to making a difference. Causes don’t make a difference, people do.

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