In 1990 I celebrated Martin Luther King, Jr. Day for the first time, and in the most significant way I remember. The entire day I was sitting with my partner at the time, and we were focusing on our dreams, our big dreams, our biggest dreams, way beyond just ourselves and our own lives.
Although the relationship is long gone, the effects of that
day are still with me. It was then that I had the startling realization that
there is really no reason why Dr. King did what he did and I, or anyone else,
can’t. That may have been the day I took on with explicit clarity the
responsibility to do all I can to contribute to the dreams I have, some of
which I have carried in one form or another since I was a small child.
Early on Monday morning this week, I received an email from
a friend who forwarded a number of Dr. King’s quotes to me, some known to me
and some not. I was thinking about them all day, and I decided to dedicate this
week’s blog piece to sinking into the depth of meaning some of these quotes
have had for me.
