thrive

With all the blues traveling around my Buddies right now I thought of this story I wanted to share to offer a little HOPE and LIGHT. First, let me give a BIG HUG to all of you that are feeling so sad right now. I have so been there and I feel you - although we are all different there are such similarities too in struggle and pain.

I hope you can all try and find little ways to take care of yourself, see glimmers of light and hope, and memories that it can and will change. Hope can be so elusive, but it is always around us. Some people see it in God or religion, some in nature or energy, some in their own actions, some in the actions of others. There is also that hope in kids or youth. And somewhere there is hope in each of us.

I’ll give you one of my favorite images:

I was nannying a 2 year old a few years ago and we were out walking the dog one morning. She stopped on the street corner to watch the cars go by and started waving to each car that passed. (It was between 8 and 9 in the morning so there were alot of people rushing to places.) Well, it was just amazing to see how this little girl affected people. Her wave brought a smile to grumpy parents and teenagers rushing to school, a cell-phone talking businessman in a suit stopped talking to wave back and smile, a woman doing her makeup while driving put down the powder and grinned, a couple arguing in their seats took a breath and shouted a warm hello out the window and the very sweet street sweeper circled by twice. And it just kept happening, person after person looked up and, for just that moment they left behind all the worries and there was light in their face. Everyone just stopped what they were doing to see this cute little girl waving to them as they drove by. The hurried, harried, and stressed took a moment to smile. It was just so beautiful.

So I guess I wish to you all a moment to find that little girl waving to you.