Last week we, sadly, have another moment to remember when we lost our innocence. As a marathoner, my heart breaks for multiple reasons for what happened in Boston.
I went back and found something I wrote in 2009 about terrorism, hate, and hope. I thought it appropriate to share it again:
Selected Life Lesson
Always be available; if only to listen.
-Lola S’ Life Lesson from Des Moines, Iowa
Richard’s Thoughts…
I hate being at dinner or coffee with a friend and they can’t seem to put there phone down. There are times when I am moments away from either screaming or just walking out completely.
It amazes me how many people, parents or otherwise, push strollers down the street while talking on their cell phones. Here is a promise to my future child: I will not do that. While I don’t yet have a child, I want to be present and in the moment and not on my phone. I want to be and feel human.
My friend Teal gave one of the speeches at my high school graduation and the title was,
“The Precious Present.” And that is how we need to live. In the moment.
With the ones we love. And with the ones that love us.
This week, focus on putting down your phones, tablets, and laptops and be present.
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Selected Life Lesson
Love others despite their differences; don’t judge them.
-Richard Z’s Life Lesson from Olathe, Kansas
Richard’s Thoughts…
If this New York City adventure has taught me anything, it is to respect our amazing human differences. I will likely never live anywhere else in the world where people are so vastly different. Each day, it never fails that I experience a new personality, a new attitude, a new way of dressing, and a new way of talking.
And each time it happens, I am reminded how unique we are and how precious those unique qualities are to myself and everyone in this world. We all have a unique quality — a gift we must share with the world. It is your unique gift.
This week, I, and I hope you will join me, am going to focus on being my unique self. After all, there is only one of me! I am a blessing to the world and so are you!
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