Overalls & Impossibilities

    “Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.” – Thomas Edison
    A Christmas parade, Louisiana’s newest city, Christmas decorations at the corner, a top ranked school system, retail and neighborhood developments, civic and charitable organizations, Cooking in Central, and theater, sports, and dance for every aspiring youth.  How did all of this happen?  Simple. Overalls.
    By the time everyone is enjoying all of the great events and benefits of living in Central, people who usually remain anonymous by choice, have put on their overalls and spent weeks, months, or even years, laying the foundation and preparing the way for everyone else to benefit from their work.
    I’m not sure if it is because we are Americans, Southerners, or just living in Central, but it seems that people see a need or an opportunity, and they accomplish worthwhile things in spite of the odds.  I guess no one told these people in their overalls that what they were trying to do was impossible.
    “The person who says something is impossible should not interrupt the person who is doing it.” – Chinese Proverb
    It is very likely that everyone reading this has seized opportunities as they have appeared in your lives, by coaching, volunteering, leading, and creating.  So be on the lookout for the next chance to pitch in.
    When you see an otherwise normal person here in Central, wearing overalls and working hard to accomplish something that you would normally deem impossible, or at least not worth the effort, try not to criticize or doubt them.  They obviously are not aware that the task is supposed to be impossible, and they are probably going to succeed anyway, so consider pitching in and helping.  That would be Good News for a Great City.