Love Note: Epic Shit
Mr. Rogers and The Best of All of Us
(Click here to see a video of Mr. Rogers in his own words: http://youtu.be/zP-T31Dw0jw)
I am a person who intentionally doesn’t tune into the news much, but since hearing of the Boston Marathon tragedy yesterday, I can’t seem to stop watching the coverage. Listening to the updates, trying to glean any new information as it slowly trickles through to the public. The news outlets continually flashing the images of this horrific event—photos, videos, interviews, and the like—all of them painting a picture of what happened. Terror. Heartbreak. Tragedy.
Anguish. Despair.
How can human beings do this to one another? What is going on in our world to cause individuals to act against their fellow man in such a vile and evil manner?
And then, from the midst of all that…I saw this photo of Mr. Rogers come through my Facebook newsfeed last night, and it caused me to pause.* As I read the words of his quote, I felt the stirrings of hope for the first time in the hours since the bombings occurred.
It was then I was able to see beyond the explosions and the smoke in the news images to the policemen, firefighters, first responders, EMS, doctors, nurses, volunteers, and good Samaritans who ran TOWARDS the danger to assist the fallen, the broken, and the bleeding.
These are the helpers. The unintentional heroes. The best of all of us. The beacons of humanity shining forth, showing us that in depths of darkness, there is light.
Hold fast. There will ALWAYS be light.
Yet another simple lesson from our favorite cardigan-sporting neighbor.
*A big apology…I don’t know the original source of this photo. If anyone does, please let me know, and I will gladly give a photo credit!
Live Huge Links – 04.12.13
[Every other Friday on the Life De-Constructed blog, I share a few favorite links from my virtual travels. This is my way of giving love and a holla to the people who are living huge in their own lives…and transforming world.]
Kind Hearted Woman (Frontline Documentary)
Incredibly moving & totally worth the watch.
[Kind Hearted Woman is] an unforgettable portrait of Robin Charboneau, a 32-year-old divorced single mother and Oglala Sioux woman living on North Dakota’s Spirit Lake Reservation. [The film] follows Robin over three years as she struggles to raise her two children, further her education, and heal herself from the wounds of sexual abuse she suffered as a child.
12 Things You Can Do to Avoid a Lifetime of Regret
When you constantly look back at what you should – or shouldn’t – have done, you’re never happy with what you actually did achieve.
– Jim Woods of Jim Woods Coaching
3 Types of People You Should Have in Your Circle
Our lives will be determined by what we spend our time on and who we spend our time with. Make sure you surround yourself with people that will bring out the best you!
– Jeff Moore of My Everyday Power Blog
8 Promises You Should Make Every Day
I will refuse to wait.
You don’t have to wait to be discovered. You don’t have to wait for an okay. You don’t have to wait for someone else to help you.
You can try to do whatever you want to do. Right now.
You may not succeed. But you don’t have to wait.
Don’t wait.
– Jeff Haden via Inc.com
You are not your story.
You are so much more. What do you choose?
– Gretchen Pritts of Consciously Social
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The world needs you.
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