Dear all of us,
I'm just feeling down today. There were so many stories about violence in the news yesterday and I woke up to more awful news today. I'm getting to the point where I don't want my kids to leave my side.
There was a killing spree in PA yesterday.
That gunman ran and was spotted in another area of PA, that area was on high alert for hours.
Two local high schools had violent threats made against them.
Over 100 kids were killed at a school in Pakistan.
All of this right around the second anniversary of Sandy Hook.
I believe that Americans have the right to bear arms.
I also believe that there should be strict gun laws in place.
Above all I believe that as Americans we need to step up our work in the area of mental health. We are the greatest country in the world and we are failing our citizens and our children.
When will a change take place?
Tuesday, December 16, 2014
Monday, December 8, 2014
Stop waiting for someone else.
Dear all of us,
What do you do when you recognize that there is a problem that needs to be fixed? Do you sit by? Do you hope someone else will take care of it?
Or do you get up and do something about it?
I have a question today. Well, I have questions everyday….. I should rephrase that. I have many questions today.
If you see something that you think is wrong, do you do something about it? If there is some injustice going on, do you let it continue or so you speak up?
If you let it continue-
Why do you let it continue? If you see something is not right, how do you sit by and not try to change things for the better? What will it take for you to get involved?
If you get involved-
Why did you get involved? What motivated you to put away your fears or your worries? What made you get off the couch, get out from behind the screen to actually get up and get involved?
If you see something that you think is unjust, don't just sit there! Get up!
You might say-"Well, that's easy for her to say!"
Well, no it's not! It is so hard for me to be confrontational. I am an introvert. I am shy. I am not confrontational.
However, the older that I get, the more I can not just sit by and watch things happen. If I feel that something is unfair, I am going to speak up. I am going to speak up for those that can not speak up for themselves. Namely, children.
We are the best advocates that a child can have. They need someone to be their voice when no one will listen to them.
Do it today! What is it in the world that is bothering you? What do you want to see changed?
Everyone thinks that the other guy will get up and do something about it. This is not necessarily so. Stop sitting around waiting for change. It's not coming. Be the change.
Will you be the change?
"Never believe that a few caring people can't change the world. For, indeed, that's all who ever have."-Margaret Mead
What do you do when you recognize that there is a problem that needs to be fixed? Do you sit by? Do you hope someone else will take care of it?
Or do you get up and do something about it?
I have a question today. Well, I have questions everyday….. I should rephrase that. I have many questions today.
If you see something that you think is wrong, do you do something about it? If there is some injustice going on, do you let it continue or so you speak up?
If you let it continue-
Why do you let it continue? If you see something is not right, how do you sit by and not try to change things for the better? What will it take for you to get involved?
If you get involved-
Why did you get involved? What motivated you to put away your fears or your worries? What made you get off the couch, get out from behind the screen to actually get up and get involved?
If you see something that you think is unjust, don't just sit there! Get up!
You might say-"Well, that's easy for her to say!"
Well, no it's not! It is so hard for me to be confrontational. I am an introvert. I am shy. I am not confrontational.
However, the older that I get, the more I can not just sit by and watch things happen. If I feel that something is unfair, I am going to speak up. I am going to speak up for those that can not speak up for themselves. Namely, children.
We are the best advocates that a child can have. They need someone to be their voice when no one will listen to them.
Do it today! What is it in the world that is bothering you? What do you want to see changed?
Everyone thinks that the other guy will get up and do something about it. This is not necessarily so. Stop sitting around waiting for change. It's not coming. Be the change.
Will you be the change?
"Never believe that a few caring people can't change the world. For, indeed, that's all who ever have."-Margaret Mead
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