United Planet’s secret ingredient? Mariah Carey shared it on New Year’s Eve in front of nearly 1 billion people when she dedicated her song Hero to all those trying to build a more united planet. Inspiration.
Don’t you think most of us sense that the world needs a little tender loving care? Of course! Unfortunately, the common refrain is too often: Someone else will take care it or it’s just too late, there’s just no use. I’ve got my own problems.
It is easy to forget our interconnectedness – that our fates are bound up in each other.
At United Planet, we believe that we need to keep inspiring each other, encouraging each other, creating opportunities for each to learn, grow, and serve. That no matter what, we can never ever give up.
So we’ve reached out to three amazing women to help us spread the inspiration: Aung San Suu Kyi, Mother Teresa, and Oprah Winfrey. Listen to their words and find your inspiration!
The only real prison is fear, and the only real freedom is freedom from fear.
Peace as a goal is an ideal which will not be contested by any government or nation, not even the most belligerent.
– Aung San Suu Kyi is a Burmese politician, diplomat, and author, and winner of a Nobel Peace Prize. She is the leader of the National League for Democracy and the first and incumbent State Counselor, a position akin to a Prime Minister
Peace begins with a smile.
Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow has not yet come. We have only today. Let us begin.
Spread love everywhere you go. Let no one ever come to you without leaving happier.
– Mother Teresa, known in the Catholic Church as Saint Teresa of Calcutta, was an Albanian-Indian Roman Catholic nun and missionary. She was born in Skopje, then part of the Kosovo Vilayet of the Ottoman Empire.
Be thankful for what you have; you’ll end up having more.
If you concentrate on what you don’t have, you will never, ever have enough.
Surround yourself with only people who are going to lift you higher.
The biggest adventure you can ever take is to live the life of your dreams.
– Oprah Winfrey is an American media proprietor, talk show host, actress, producer, and philanthropist.
Next time you hear about or think about the world’s challenges or your own for that matter, how will you respond? We hope that you will find a little inspiration in your own heart and respond with courage no matter how daunting, how scary, the challenges may be… We hope too that you will find friends and family to support you. Please also know that the door to United Planet is always open.
ABOUT UNITED PLANET
United Planet is a non-profit organization with a mission to create a global community, one relationship at a time. Established in 2001, United Planet offers volunteer abroad, virtual internships, internships abroad, gap year volunteering, and global virtual exchange in more than 40 countries.
