Today’s Greatitude

Today is International Malala Day, because on July 12, 2013, the then-16-year-old Malala Yousafzai delivered a moving speech at the headquarters of the United Nations, which focused on worldwide access to women’s education, and appealed to world leaders to bring changes to their policies.

July 12 also happens to be Malala’s birthday and the United Nations declared the day as a day of celebration for her. She has recently announced that she is working on a new memoir and her previous work includes the international bestseller I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban, published in 2013, the year before she won the Nobel Peace Prize at age 17.

Trailblazers pave the way that many of us take for granted as we did not know of their struggles until they become victories and always a reminder to be grateful that someone had the courage to make a difference and a positive change.