I was feeling sorry for myself when I saw this and it pulled me right back up. If you don’t need this Thoughtful Thursday quote, save it for a time you do need it.
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Why this Week and Month are Important
Instead of a quote, today’s Thursday Thought is one reason why Suicide Prevention Week (this week) and Month (September) are so important.
A Different Look at “Merry Christmas”
Christmas is a time of peace, yet it’s the time when people get upset, insulted, outraged, and argumentative about two words. Yes, we’re into the debate of “Merry Christmas” vs. “Happy Holidays.” The priest in this video takes an approach (which I heartily agree with) that the Reason for the Season Himself would probably take. It’s something to consider before we start issuing the greeting in question to everyone we meet.
Envisioning a Random World
Whether it’s the day (Feb. 17) or the entire week (this week), observing National Random Acts of Kindness Week/Day is a pretty good idea. (In case you’re interested the Day was founded by Josh de Jong of New Zealand.)
Use your imagination. Watch for opportunities. You can pay for the coffee of the person in line behind you, give an unexpected compliment, or take a friend’s car (with permission, of course) and get it washed–especially if that friend has difficulty doing it him/herself. Give a warm smile to someone who seems lonely or down-in-the-dumps. You can mow your neighbor’s lawn when you mow yours, take in a neighbor’s trash cans with yours after collections, drop off a batch of cookies to a nursing home, thank the crossing guard for keeping your kids safe…all sorts of things. The act doesn’t have to be big or cost anything; it just needs to be sincere and random.
Gee. Maybe this could catch on and we’d all continue such acts each day of our lives. Imagine what the world would be like.
150 Years After Our Civil War
On this 150th anniversary of what is considered the end of the American Civil War, I feel that this Thursday Thought is appropriate.
“Racism is man’s gravest threat to man – the maximum of hatred for a minimum of reason.” (Abraham Joshua Heschel)