Thanks for a great post. I'd just like to add ...
"... there is nothing either good or bad, only thinking makes it so." - William Shakespere
It can be easy to see the world as negative place and become affected by those negative thoughts. They really can steal our power, if we allow them to.
I tend to think we all make a difference whether we like it not. Once we're are able be who we really are beyond the thoughts and thinking of who we thought we were, our energy is so different. I'm with Gandhi on this one:
"Be the change you'd like to see in the world." - Mahatma Ghandi
We all have that capacity to make a difference in this world, with little or no effort.
With love, Kevin