A lesson in perspective: next time you're having a pity-party about not having the latest gadget, imagine yourself in the context of having just lost everything that you value. You are suddenly unclothed and unrecognized (for reputation, friends, and family count here as well). You have no home (yours or otherwise) in which to sleep. You're ravaged with sickness.You literally have nothing.
Then, slowly open your eyes to what you do have. The trick is to name it--name it all. I have my memory. I have the ability to read. I have a job. I have cute feet. I have a meal to eat tonight. Forget always naming what you don't have.
Just start from rock bottom...and look up.
Monday, March 12, 2012
Sunday, March 11, 2012
Here's to a Glass Half Full
Things that I love about this movement: young people taking action for a good cause, social media being used for more than lolCats, the overwhelming response that it illicited.
Forget for a moment all of the criticism. The positive energy that is flowing through our youth as a result of this video can be channeled into improving our world, or it can be pushed back at them with well-intentioned banter about doing more research before spending their money on anything other than Doritos and the newest IPhone. I'm in favor of a better world.
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