Here it is, the end of a very long two years. Christmas is in a few days, and then it will be new year, and then, we’ll have an opportunity to decide what’s up with us. Are we going to move forward or backward?
I think one thing that can help us decide is if we can reflect on lives worth living. If we find someone or something good, and then maybe try to act like those persons, maybe we can have a life that was worth it.
I’m going to try a few.
Heather Cox Richardson
She’s this historian, and Mom started reading her daily columns when “things” were really bad in the world. When she turned off the news, she kept reading this column. Ms. Richardson puts everything into perspective, going all the way back in history and comparing what happened then to what is happening now. It is both enlightening and alarming. She’s a very smart person. You can find her on Facebook; you can also sign up to get her daily column in your email in-box.
John Pavlovitz
This is a guy that Mom started reading about, again, when “things” were really bad. He’s a writer, a pastor and a speaker. He has generally uplifting messages, but he can really hammer people for being – what do you want to say – hypocritical. Currently, he’s telling everybody what it’s like to go through some really serious cancer treatments. That’s brave. You can find him on Facebook, too.
Pluto
Pluto is a dog from the Canada Lands that comes down and gives us messages of encouragement all the time. He doesn’t really care for cats, but other than that, he’s a pretty good egg. He has fun with his messages, and his Mom is a wildlife photographer, so she’s pretty interesting, too. You can find Pluto on Facebook.
In Closing
I’m going to concentrate on “people” like this for a while.