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a deep sigh of relief. i found my friend and he is fine (was still pissed as hell at me but otherwise fine). while he was basically telling me all that he was angry with me about i thought back to a blog i read yesterday (the dance). it was about a song by garth brooks and the song is entitled THE DANCE. it says that we all go through good and bad. the good is the easy part but the bad makes us who and what we are in life. i was so thrilled that my friend was safe and sound that i kept thinking "dance my friend, just keep dancing". it was a moment in time that i won't soon forget. i absolutely loved this blog and the whole concept of the bad things making us stronger and who we are in our lives. i have had so much pain in my life and thought it was making me weaker not stronger. hell if the good was doing it, then i'd be nothing. but because of the rough parts of my life i am able to help others with this ammunition. (sneezing 5 xs.......excuse me) i served two years with americorps which is very similiar to a peace corps. in that two years i helped young men and pregnant teens achieve their goal of GEDs (i was a teen age mom) and taught cooking classes to not just girls but guys from inner cities. they learned how to make home made applesauce and how to stick to a food budget among many things (thus the beginning of me and several of THEM becoming chefs). i helped take care of the babies while mothers studied. i held babies that were going through stages of drug withdrawl (couldn't have done that without going through my own grandson's illness). taught young men that you don't have to hit or punch a woman to get her to listen to you (from many years of the same). i learned to listen to all kinds of music RAP, HEAVY METAL, (and appreciate it) and still love my own personals. on the other hand there are young people who now love "over the rainbow" and applying that song to their lives. those two years of my life were very significant in structuring who i am today and those i touched in that time frame. i fed the homeless in baltimore and visited the shelters to hold hands with those who were at the end of their ropes and had nothing left to tie a knot in. i cried with them and listened to them and i hope that so many years later that i am still a positive memory when they think of me. maybe we never know what just a drop of kindness will do to someone but i believe with all my heart and soul that every ocean begins with just a drop. so let the good times roll and enjoy them immensely but appreiciate those bad ones too for they are the things from which we are made. peace and harmony
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Posted by lastblastkl on 2008-02-17 10:15:51 | Rating: | Views: 91
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You are an amazing person. I appreciate more then words can say how good it makes me feel to know people care. I am glad you enjoyed my blog. This morning has been really hard. When I read what you have done it gives me strength. Thank you!!!
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Posted by TheDance
on 2008-02-17 11:43:39
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to THEDANCE: i was dancing sweetheart, i was just dancing!!
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Posted by lastblastkl
on 2008-02-17 14:09:02
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You did all that in two years??? Did I read it wrong? I am too worn out to read it again:P Two years? I am speechless...shaking my head in disbelief.
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Posted by brainstormer
on 2008-02-18 00:18:35
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i did a lot more than what was written in that blog. it was a peace corps type of thing and you worked your ass off. but at the end of the day you were a very good tired. i loved it.
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Posted by lastblastkl
on 2008-02-18 01:38:50
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Sounds almost "exhaustingly" heavenly:P
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Posted by brainstormer
on 2008-02-19 04:19:36
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