Many of you online as well as myself, have maybe partially, if not totally, shut down your personal and professional lives because of the recent events in our nation and around the world. This is totally understandable as each of us has a different manner in which we must mourn and grieve for the loss and upset's we naturally feel at the tragedy that has occurred and continues to occur in NY and our nation daily.
I want to offer that I find that it helps to make an extra effort to remind myself to take time out and appreciate the things that we have in our lives that bring a little reassurance and happiness in spite of these happenings. Maybe this will help some of us here.
It wont diminish our reverence for the seriousness of these acts and the suffering we are sharing nor do I wish to provoke an air of nonchalance of the gravity of the tragedies taking place.
I would like to use this post though, to suggest that another way to honor those lost and the hardships we are sharing with friends and family around the globe might be to reach out to someone, anyone, with an act of kindness instead of allowing tempers to flare.
Pick up the phone and call a loved one or a friend that you would like to say, "Hi,How's it been going?," to.
Take a moment to observe the smile on a loved ones face or realize an action of theirs that you can easily see irritates the hell out of you normally, and this time chuckle because now we should all know with a new found certainty that in a single moment, they could disappear or be taken from you. Before this tragedy you didn't think such a thing possible as your spouse or associate leaving for work or just a short trip into the nearby city, on any given day and not returning. EVER!
Instead of provoking an argument or jumping into the fray of one I would offer to any of us, that you might consider taking the extra moment needed to hold in the anger and spout of hostilities you want to give way to and instead speak the words it may take to induce a little kindness and healing.
We have all gotten to know a little about the other members here as we have spent time at the GFY BBS...
"I want to ask you what good thing will you enjoy today?"
Share a thought that may make someone else smile or chuckle. Alleviate some sorrow. Tell me what it is that you know will add a bit of added sunshine to your path today?
I'm smiling now at the thought that I know I am going to go get an icecream and haircut with Bobby later today. It's going to be a dramatic cut for me and no matter how awful it could look, he will want to tell me that it's beautiful anyway. Out of love and to spare me any hurt feelings. (And it could be scary, LoL)
What small thing can you share?
Warmest regards,
and no kum-by-ya's from the peanut gallery ok.
Kandi
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