There are so many days when I wake up and feel angry that I
have to get out of bed and go to work….or get out of bed to accomplish some of
the life tasks that I’ve put on hold during the week. I scowl when the dog barks at 4am because he
wants to go potty…because I got home from work late and he had to eat later
than normal. I’m certain there are many
of you that can relate….except I don’t want to be that way anymore. I don’t to feel mad about waking up
again. I want to embrace the moment
alone with my puppy at 4am, even though my eyelids want so badly to close once
more. I want to give thanks for another
day of life…
It’s unfortunate that an event like an elementary school
shooting is what it takes to snap us back to reality sometimes. 20 babies lost their lives last Friday…6 and
7 year old BABIES: and I’m mad about
HAVING to get up and live another day?
How embarrassing.
I want my life to have purpose…and I want to wake up each
day, attempting to make a difference. I
want to embrace my loved ones a little more often, and share a smile with a
stranger, with whom I would usually avoid eye contact. I want someone else to
read this and it impact them enough that they lay their political agenda aside
to just live and love for a minute.
I am so saddened that the first thing we default to is gun
control and mental health initiatives.
We could probably use a revamp on BOTH, to an extent, but people who
want to kill will do so by any means they see fit: Timothy McVeigh. It’s more appropriate for us, as PEOPLE, to
take a moment to just remember those young lives that were stolen before their
time…and to remember those Educators and school personnel that put their own
lives at risk to try and shield the children from such unimaginable evil. Leave your politics for another day….instead
take a moment to try and make a difference in another person’s life.
I remember being an outcast in school at one time, and not
really feeling as though I fit anywhere…but there were a few people that seemed to
always smile my way, or share in a friendly conversation that made the day seem a little better. They had no idea the
impact their kindness had on my life…and I want nothing more than to pay that
forward. Is this going to stop another
event like Newtown, Connecticut from happening?
Maybe not…but a little positivity and love never hurt anyone. And continued prayer can’t hurt
either…regardless of your religious affiliation.
I used to love reading the news every day, but I find it
harder and harder to do so these days when the pages are littered with such
hate and negativity. I might not have
the cure, but I’ll be damned if I’m going to sit idly by when I can be living
my life with purpose…and hopefully, I can make a difference in some way!
