Be Kind. Pass it on.

Everyone I see has a story. Make that at least three stories. Every day, I learn something new from people I either have known for a long time and now see a new side of, or from people I hardly know at all who appear at exactly the right moment with random acts of kindness. Although the past couple weeks have been difficult, this is the nice part.

One thing I realized is vital to making it through stressful times is learning to listen. I always have tried to be the friend that you can call no matter how long it's been and talk to me about any concerns or issues or things on your mind. Even though we make conscious efforts to try and be that friend, we sometimes lose sight of what is really important. We get selfish. I do it too (and acknowledging this is the first step) but am able to keep it to a minimum by being sure to check in with myself every day.

I am continuously asking "What would I do if I was in their shoes?" because as an educator and a person who writes for others and shares life on pages of a rather open book, it is absolute necessity. We don't always remember this..like in Walmart, grocery shopping...oh yes and getting gas during odd/even rationing days. I won't even go there as we are all trying to be calm. Deep breaths.

That said, here is where I say thanks to everyone else for listening to what I have to say.

That is all.

Just thank you.

Namaste,

Keri