I love this old photo of my eldest granddaughter – I love her little foot skipping up in glee and the coy smile on her face. She is looking forward with a rainbow framing her thoughts. I thought it so appropriate for this post for a myriad of reasons. For one, she is the next generation coming up – a generation which will surely have to ‘look forward’ in order to be positioned to tackle the huge issues we will leave on the table for them.
We are now three years into a new decade. I am still invested in bettering the world we live in by preaching, cajoling, urging and advocating for more kindness and caring to be spread to others. It sounds so simple, but we are humans and subject to human emotions getting in the way. I hope to find a way to promote this magic mantra until it seeps into the pores of all I encounter. Just think of the momentum! One person extends a hand to a stranger, and next the stranger befriends another, who in turn blesses one less fortunate, and so on and so on! What a magnificent way of life; and the feeling it leaves in one’s heart? Wow!
I have been off-line of late working on publishing some works I have in the mix. These distractions to my schedule have delayed my usual process. But I hope by this post, which is beautifully illustrated by such a charming photo, reaches you and opens your mind to expanding your heart. Because when your heart is expanded, it is easy to take the next step which is to join with me in applying this action each and every day. And, if we can all band together on this, 2023 should be a very good vintage!