For instance, people who have to walk miles for water - and we just turn on the faucet and let it run. Or people right here in our country [USA] who are food insecure, and yet we as a nation throw out an inconceivable amount of food.

It feels good to know you contributed positively to another's life, to their happiness, to their survival. It gives us a sense of purpose.

It's been encouraging to hear the pope talking about climate change and take it away from being a political issue to being one of survival.

Donate time, food, or money to organizations that fight the good fight. We can act individually for the collective good. We can all do something.

We live in a country [USA] where the belief is that anyone can succeed, but for so many here, and for the majority of the world, that's not the case. In many parts of the world, women and poor people are at a huge disadvantage - certain rights and protections don't exist, and they don't have the chance of upward mobility.

My grandmother instilled in me two important lessons: I was just as good as anyone else, and education was my salvation. Fortunately, I was able to get scholarships to excellent schools, but I was one of the lucky ones. All of this is what draws me to anti-poverty organizations like Oxfam.

I never wanted to be the person who said, "I woulda, coulda, shoulda." Life is way too short, and you may not last that long.