[ [link removed] ]Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez for Congress




Sometimes people will ask me, “There is so much happening in the world and
in the country, and it all feels so big and overwhelming - what can I even
do as one person?” What I try to convey every time is that no action is
too small, and if you feel so moved, you can and should start with
whatever is within arm’s reach or in your backyard. You can even start
with yourself.

We live in a culture of grand gestures and big ambitions, but that also
means we should be wary of how much “get-rich-quick” thinking can
perpetuate beyond money schemes and into the idea that any/all major,
impactful shifts happen suddenly and in dramatic fashion with a handful of
major figures. The fact is, that couldn’t be further from the truth.
Revolutionary and transformative changes, from the inside out, happen more
like mosaics.

[ [link removed] ]AOC in front of a mosaic with Deco

Think of it like this: no matter who we are, how visible or invisible or
big or small, each one of us is just one tile. Whether you see that as
liberating or disempowering is a matter of perspective. When you have your
eye pressed all the way up to the single tile of a mosaic, it can look
quite meaningless. A single piece of shattered glass could look worthless.
Or perhaps a piece of small painted porcelain could seem beautiful, but
too small to “be” anything. Or maybe a stunning rare slab of stone may
think itself as the biggest piece when it is really a corner tile. The
secret is, it’s all significant.

The two secrets of mosaics are:

 1. Each piece (us + our small actions) is far more powerful and
meaningful than we know, and
 2. Each piece (we) need each other far more than we realize.

When we are able to step back from thinking our own broken, unfinished
pieces are not enough, and start to see how all the other little pieces
glistening alongside us start to form eyes and ears and abstract beauty
and landscapes and symbols and more, we realize that just because we
didn’t see the big picture at first doesn’t mean we weren’t part of one.
So just do the small thing - for yourself and others. Choose your actions
with humility, love, and enthusiasm. It means more than you know, and the
world thanks you for it.

Take heart,

Alexandria


 

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