Do or do not. There is no try!

Breast cancer. Those words are certainly new. In fact, you can find 1st century A.D. Greco-Roman physician Leonides writing about it in what was then the medical journals of that time.

There has been a 'war' raged on it, 'strides' against it, an endless sea of pink worn to show awareness of it, and even a national month dedicated to awareness of it. We debate about it all the while donating to cure it by walking or racing for it.

Yet, breast cancer is still a health issue for us to wrestle with in these modern times.

So, why in the world do we think another commentary -just one more murmur added to the chaos of voices already screeching at nearly full frequency - about this topic could possibly do to make any kind of difference?

Well, perhaps absolutely nothing!

Let's face it, many people, corporations and organizations have spent huge resources of time, energy and money to collect information, write books, fill lecture halls, and cause the Internet to reach a point of brimming to overflowing with tremendous resources about the topic. So, it might seem natural to simply ask, 'why bother?'.

But then again, perhaps it is true that while nobody can do everything, everyone can do something!

It seems inspiration to rise above doubt can come from many sources. Not the least of these are those famous few moments in one of the Stars Wars episodes where Luke Skywalker is turned around by the wisdom of Master Yoda's proverbial utterance, "Do or do not. There is no try!"

As it turns out that motivational discourse encapsulates exactly why we will try to make a difference by adding our song to those already sung, singing now, or to be lifted up in the future. You see, until it over and it is no more - then we all need to do, or do not. There is no try!

Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does. ~William James