Doing the little things is better than just saying a lot of things

 Ordinary people becoming extraordinary by doing their work well.

Ordinary people doing what they can to improve things for their community. 

No hero need apply. Just ordinary people resolving to do the little things that they can to improve their community and surrounding. Little things like cleaning up after themselves, resisting the urge to jump to conclusions, opting for compassion rather than self-righteousness, etc. 

Don't like to see trash lining the streets where you live? Go out for a walk with a grabber and a couple of bags and pick up what you can. Call the city (or county, if you are in unincorporated area) to come pick up what you can't.

Pick up trash walking to the store. Got some exercise in, and the 2 blocks now look much less like a ghetto.

Want safer streets designs so that getting in a car to drive 2 blocks to the store would be optional rather than necessary? Hit up your city's traffic engineers. Attend street improvement workshops. If able, try walking or bicycling to places instead of just driving. You would be amazed how much our city planning has enslaved us to the cars. Often times to the point where the walking distance from point A to point B is more than twice the driving one... with lots of obstacles along the way. 

Infrastructure improvement projects take a long time to plan and organized before any ground is broken. 

Want better trails and recreational areas that you and the family can safely use? Volunteer to help build and maintain the trails and open spaces. Attend park and trails planning sessions and voice your supports or ideas. 

San Diego Mountain Biking Association volunteers repairing Copper Creek Trail in San Marcos.

Don't like how your current government representatives are performing their office? Study the people and the laws going on the ballots... and vote for those that are more likely to do the right things. 

Just ranting about things is lazy. Think of what you can do to help things. Then... Do it!