Mia Farrow is one of those actresses who didn’t settle for basking in the glow of her own success and instead looked outside herself to see what she could give back after being so blessed herself. She became a Goodwill Ambassador for UNICEF in 2000 and raises money for children in Africa living in war-torn regions or suffering from polio. She is particularly active in Darfur, starting the Olympic Dream for Darfur campaign and taking part in the documentary Darfur: On Our Watch. She even offered herself in exchange for a prisoner’s freedom and attempted a water-only fast to bring attention to the troubles in Darfur. Mia narrated the documentary As We Forgive about the genocide in Rwanda and testified in a trial against the former president of Liberia. She was also somewhat influential in bringing attention to the environmental damage caused by oil companies in Ecuador. Mia has been given the Leon Sullivan International Service Award and was named one of Time magazine’s most influential people of the world. Mia Farrow has had a lot of controversy and conflict in her personal life, but she is trying to do some good in the world, and the spotlight that follows her around (for good or ill) is also falling on the people she endeavors to help. Sometimes it’s not our histories or troubles that define us, but rather how hard we try to truly help others in need.
Today, be inspired to…Don’t let any problems, failures, or shortcomings you’ve had in life make you feel like your contributions and efforts are in any way diminished. If you are trying with a good heart, that’s all that matters.
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She Made A Difference 