The news this morning is full of death, mayhem, celebrity problems or causes, etc. Doom and gloom. The world is coming to an end in 2012, at least according to the Mayan calendar (and several other ancient cultures also). If I pay attention to the news, it seems that we are racing towards this end with breakneck speed. So many of the world's people don't reach their 50's. So many children are working or killing others before they reach their mid-teens. Those of us who are fortunate enough to be able to sit in comfortable houses with inside plumbing and adequate food and water sources are incredibly lucky and should be thanking fate every day for that luck. I try to, although I'm sure I don't thank those forces that allowed me to have my life as often as I truly should. 
I do, however, try to present the world in a positive spin. I try to create beauty, I try to treat people with respect and happiness, and I try to keep emotions in check when my DH gets a bit out of control. All of these things aren't going to stop global warming. They won't stop polar bears from starving to death, or lions from being killed in Africa. They won't stop the stars from spinning or the wind from blowing. But they may make one person happier and that person may make another one happier in return, etc, etc. One good stroke can effect a change and I urge you, today, to do your own small part to spread kindness in your own small part of the world. And, while you're at it, thank whatever powers that exist that you are able to live a creative life.
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