My beautiful friend Danielle shared this with me. I love this. I like to think about how even though we don't always notice them, moments like these are happening around us all the time. I am not sure why the bad things that others do stand out so much, but this video isn't so far fetched I don't think. There are small moments of kindness that seem not so special; however they are so meaningful and important. I wonder if we are so quick to notice the bad things that go on, because so often we are also so quick to notice the bad things about our own selves. Remember, you never know when you are someone's most beautiful part of their day. By being yourself, you can be changing their life even for just for one moment. We are the building blocks of a more compassionate community, a more compassionate world. We are powerful, we are beautiful. So stop knocking yourself down- build yourself up too. You'd be amazed what you can do when you look for the beauty in yourself.
“Heroes didn't leap tall buildings or stop bullets with an outstretched hand; they didn't wear boots and capes. They bled, and they bruised, and their superpowers were as simple as listening, or loving. Heroes were ordinary people who knew that even if their own lives were impossibly knotted, they could untangle someone else's. And maybe that one act could lead someone to rescue you right back.”
-Jodi Picoult
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