{"id":43,"date":"2008-05-30T17:00:50","date_gmt":"2008-05-30T17:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/angelsonyourshoulder\/2008\/05\/making-a-difference.html"},"modified":"2008-05-30T17:00:50","modified_gmt":"2008-05-30T17:00:50","slug":"making-a-difference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/angelsonyourshoulder\/2008\/05\/making-a-difference.html","title":{"rendered":"Making a difference"},"content":{"rendered":"

I love this story and included it in my book on spiritual healing. It is so simple yet profound.
\n\"star<\/a> Thousands of starfish had washed up on the shore. A small girl began to pick them up and throw them back in so they wouldn’t die.
\n“Don’t bother, sweetie” her mother said, “it won’t make a difference.”
\nThe girl stopped for a moment and looked at the starfish in her hand.
\n“It will make a difference to this one.”
\nWe can only make a difference in our life and the lives of others in the present moment. Take a deep breath and make this moment count by loving whatever ‘is’<\/em> right here, right now.
\nYou are love, you are loved and you are lovable.
\nWith love and aloha,
\nSusan<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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