We hear it all the time: just be kind because you don’t know what someone else may be going through.
As we move into Christmas weekend, let’s remember that not everyone is in the holiday spirit and this can be a very difficult time for some.
Those who sat with loved ones who took their last breath, leaving family and friends to grieve.
Those battling illness, terminal or otherwise, loved ones praying for a miracle.
Those without a place to live, sleeping in shelters or on the streets.
Those with food insecurity, hungry and scared.
Those who are alone, no family or friends to lean on.
Those living with depression or mental illness, each day a struggle just to get out of bed.
Those children longing for a forever home.
Those elderly with children that don’t make the time to visit, forgotten.
Those parents fraught with worry about bills that are piling up, simply wanting to keep the lights or heat on.
Those battling addiction of any kind.
Those who are lonely and sad, angry or lost.
Take a moment to see others when you’re running those last minute errands. Take a moment to breathe and remember that most everyone is stressed and tired. Take a moment to think before you speak and just be kind.
If we all just do one thing to make a day better for someone else, think of what a wonderful world this would actually be.
