I am thankful for so much this and every year. I am even grateful for the stress and tension as I try to create a perfect holiday for my kids. (If those are my worries, it means all else is great.) This world is hard and scary. I want to protect my children as long as possible and give them good memories to take on their life's journey. While this year has been good for us personally, it has been grueling on a national level. We are all ready for a fresh start... 2012, don't let the door hit you in the ass.
There are 26 beautiful souls from CT who are on all of our minds. The grief of their families is beyond measure and we all have been changed by their heartbreak. Their tragedy hasn't just been watched on the news from a distance- we have all felt it. A mere micro-fraction of what they have gone through - a pinprick of their mountain of pain. Yet that pinprick has fractured us all...
There are 26 beautiful souls from CT who are on all of our minds. The grief of their families is beyond measure and we all have been changed by their heartbreak. Their tragedy hasn't just been watched on the news from a distance- we have all felt it. A mere micro-fraction of what they have gone through - a pinprick of their mountain of pain. Yet that pinprick has fractured us all...
I've been seeing #26 Random Acts of Kindness around since a few days after the tragedy. I loved the idea but didn't realize where it started. It turns out that Ann Curry started the idea in a tweet to followers. Moved, as we all were, she suggested everyone doing 20 Random Acts of Kindness for the lost CT children. In this media age, the spark of an idea spread to an impressive fire. It morphed, grew and took on a life of it's own. It changed to #26 Random Acts for all those killed in Newtown and it's spreading around the world.
This year, we all have lost (even more) faith in mankind. This new year, let's all try to rekindle some familial brotherhood. Let's watch out for each other. Commit random acts of kindness. Pay it forward. Let's all work to restore a little faith this year...
I wish you and yours a Happy, Healthy and Safe New Year.
-Heather
P.S. The comedian Louis CK used the term "humanity chicken" in one of his bits. He was referring to the moment after something happens -i.e. someone falls. It's when we realize we should do something but pause for a split second to see if someone else will jump in. If they do, we can say to ourselves, "Oh, he's got it" and move on without guilt. I found this to be soooo true. We all want to help and always feel good after we do but there is some element of fear that holds us back. A fear of getting "involved". Imagine if we all didn't pause before jumping in...
I wish you and yours a Happy, Healthy and Safe New Year.
-Heather
P.S. The comedian Louis CK used the term "humanity chicken" in one of his bits. He was referring to the moment after something happens -i.e. someone falls. It's when we realize we should do something but pause for a split second to see if someone else will jump in. If they do, we can say to ourselves, "Oh, he's got it" and move on without guilt. I found this to be soooo true. We all want to help and always feel good after we do but there is some element of fear that holds us back. A fear of getting "involved". Imagine if we all didn't pause before jumping in...
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