it's crazy how just when you think something is set and you finally get a break, life throws you a curve ball to remind you to never calm down. to always stay vigilant.
as people wake this morning, the tragedy of the marathon still lingers. across the country, and even the world, people were hit by the bombings of Boston. no matter who you are, no matter where you're at, we all forget how quickly our lives can be turned up side down.
no one ever plans for issues like this to come around. many of us don't have the luxury of a bank account set aside for times like this. growing up we all hear that we need to save save save. plan ahead. plan for your future. plan for retirement. problem is, few, if any of us, are told to plan for the unexpected.
sure we are told to plan for emergencies. when our car needs fixed, a quick trip to the doctors office, or money aside in case we need to take time off. what about the times when our loved ones need us the most? what about those times when our fellow man or our neighbors need a little helping hand.
each morning i wake up before Brandon and i make myself a cup of coffee. i check my facebook, a couple stupid games i am playing, i open up my blog for the moment inspiration hits, and then i click on a couple news websites and yahoo to see what's going on in the outside world. i'm not a fan of watching the news completely. i like to watch Robin Meade on HLN (she adds a bit of humor to the news and i kind of like that). other than that i don't really do the TV much except for background noise. usually its the same thing, something big and stupid about Hollywood or sports stuff. rarely do i ever see a news article out of the couple hundred i see that really catch my eye and makes me want to stop and read it. today was different.
rarely today do we see people who offer the proverbial olive branch to those around them. stuff like that never really makes the news these days. it's always something negative, something about a war, some country wanting to blast the hell out of another. today Yahoo made me stop and want to read.
"unreal generosity in Boston" is all the caption under the picture read. it showed a picture of a runner with what appears to be someone that helped with the marathon. as i just said, stuff like this rarely, if ever, makes the news. i had to see it. it was a story about how Boston residents are opening their homes to people who were seriously effected by the bombing that had happened. of course there are stories about the man on the roof, who the officials think did it, even about apartments of people in question. this one stood out. this one caught my eye, because it shows me that there is still good out there.
our world is full of negativity. people to afraid to help others. people to afraid of their own safety to put the safety and care of others first. i guess this is what this blog is about. being stuck in little middle of no where Iowa i can't do much. i guess you can say this is my olive branch to those who need help. to those who need to be encouraged. i set up the Facebook page for the blog, link listed below, for the same reason. it's a more personal way to help those who need it. not only myself, but others who want to help others. a positive way to say you are not alone.
people need to remember that in our world today, we need others more than ever. our world is a dark, cold, scary place and we all need to be able to depend on someone. give others a shoulder to lean on. since i been with Brandon i have come to realize that we need to be able to say, "yes, i need your help." we need to be able to depend on others to get us threw the rough times. we need to be able to stand strong for those who can't stand for themselves. i guess you can say that is what this and the Facebook page is for. to give people a place they can go, not only for the CF'ers, but for anyone to see that there is hope, that they are never alone. that there is ALWAYS someone, somewhere, who will open their arms for them and say, "let me take the burden for you, if only for a moment." because today, people are to busy to take the time to not only ask for help, but to give it in return.
life, just like a relationship, should never be one sided. it should always be 50/50. if you are not willing to give the help, don't be greedy and take it. life should never be a take take take like it is today. it should always be a give and take. only take as much as you're willing to give. there is always someone out there who has it just a little bit worse then you, and maybe they are waiting for you to offer out that helping hand, if only for a second to remind them, they are never alone. maybe you can be that one person to show them, life is worth pushing forward. that there is something to live for, something to fight for.
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