again as a human population we are left in state of stunned disbelief and reflection.
how?
why?
i am not sure which part of all of it impacts me more...
is it because i run.
is it because i know people who were running yesterday.
is it because i work in grief (well my internship anyway)
is it because i am a parent...
that i do not know.
today i stood before a group of young people.
highschoolers.
these children are our future.
the choices that we make will impact them forever.
the choice that they make will impact them forever.
i stood and spoke as a representative for an organization that i believe in wholeheartedly.
i represented the dougy center.
they are the home for grieving children.
i spoke of their past.
i spoke of my past.
how apropos.
in the wake of a tragedy.
i am here to speak of death.
but i am the light at the end of the tunnel.
we are the light at the end of the tunnel.
i look at the world around me and it makes me want to weep.
it makes me want to laugh.
it makes me want to sing.
it makes me want to dance.
so how can we make the world a more beautiful place
for ourselves
for our children
for their children
and their children...
we can look inside ourselves to find the beauty we possess.
what beauty can you bring to world in world so full of ugly.
bring your heart.
bring your laughter.
bring your tears
bring your innocence.
bring your wisdom.
bring yourself.
yesterday we filled the social media world with tears and heartbreak for the tragedy in Boston.
today we filled the world with messages of positivity.
i took the time to watch this video made by dove...
it brought tears to my eyes.
because in world so full of ugly we are our own worst critics.
we see not the beauty that we radiate
however that isn't always what others see.
we see the freckles.
we see the wrinkles.
we see the age.
we see not the light in our eyes.
we see not the way our smile enters the heart of others.
we see not the way our laughter breaks apart the darkness in ones day.
we know not what others see in us.
so maybe if we could just take a moment to see the us someone else sees...
we can bring a little more beauty back in to the world.
this might not do for you what it did for me...
but i think it is worth a watch.
so as we enter into a world of ugly things...
please remember the beauty that others see in you.
this is not the shallow beauty i speak of...
so please do not mistake this for something of that sort.
i speak of the beautiful energy that radiates from within.
the way that when you walk in to a room you light up a room.
beauty is not in the clothes you wear.
beauty is not in the makeup you put on your face
beauty is not in the way you do your hair.
beauty IS in the way you laugh
beauty IS in the way you lift the spirits of a friend or a stranger in a few words
beauty IS in the way you know how to bring someone to tears with your laughter
beauty IS in the way you hug your friends, hug strangers in a time of need
beauty IS in YOU.
i send my prayers
my love
my thoughts
my positive energy
and my beauty to Boston.
Happy Reading
