Remembering Dr. King (and my Mom)

So today was Martin Luther King Jr. Day and although I would have preferred to make this a "day of service" volunteering somewhere, I had to work. Oh well.

As I was at work I remembered how as a young girl I would ask my Mom if I could stay home from school. This was well before "King Day" became a federal holiday. I vividly remembered her words.

"You can stay home but you're not gonna just sit around and watch TV all day. You have to write an essay about Dr. King and what he meant to the world." EASY!

Even at a young age I loved to write, so for me that was a "win-win".

Now, all these years later children don't have to ask if they can stay home because this day is now a federal holiday (as it should be).

I just hope that folks who had the day "off" didn't just use it as a day to "loaf around", but instead, used it to serve and meet the needs of others, as Dr. King would have wanted.

Let the DIALOGUE begin: If your employer observed this day as a company holiday, what did YOU do with it?

Talk to me!

Til next time...