Needed: Smiles, Gentle Words, Acts of Kindness, Hugs, and Prayers.
There was another mass shooting last week. This time was particularly heinous as the gunman took so many young lives. We can’t help but ask why. What is happening? We can speculate, but no one really knows the reason.
What we can do is counter the heartache and evil with acts and thoughts of love. One drop of poison contaminates an entire pond and all who drink from it. The only way to diminish the poison is by dilution. The more water that is added, the less effect the poison will have.
It is the same with evil. One act contaminates the lives of many. The bigger the attack, the greater the ripple. We all feel it, don’t we?
Love dilutes evil. The extent of harm that was inflicted in recent events requires mass doses of love to counter it. The formula varies from 2 to 10 positives times one negative, but one thing is for sure, we need many more positives to counter that negative.
During this hectic time of year we must display more patience, kindness, and forgiveness. We must hold our tempers when cut off in traffic or in the check-out line, smile at the grumpy sales person, show a moment of kindness to strangers, and even more difficult, forgive the insensitivity of a loved one. Trying to get them to understand our daily struggles may never happen. Sometimes we just have to let it go.
These little things need to be done repeatedly each day by all of us to offset the damage done by a few. And it is in our best interest to do so. Our future depends on it.
©Mary K. Doyle
Midwest Mary 
After a weekend of heart-wrenching media coverage of this horrific event, your message is very much appreciated. Let the healing begin. Thank you.
Amen!
Hello, you have been nominated for the One Lovely Blog Award here: http://jgburdette.wordpress.com/2012/12/18/passing-on-awards-finally/
If this isn’t something you do then please just think of it as a compliment to your blog!
Thank you, J.G., for nominating Midwest Mary for the One Lovely Blog Award. I will follow the directions ASAP. What happens with the nominations?
You nominate a list of blogs (any that you choose from the entire blogging world) which you like. If I misunderstood, please forgive me.
I’m so happy you’ll be passing it along!
You were clear J.G. I was wondering what happens after the nominations, such as voting. Thank you for the nomination. I appreciate it very much.
So sorry to bother you again, J.G. Do I send each nominee a message that they were nominated or do they receive that automatically somehow?
Oh it’s no bother. 🙂
There is no voting. With these awards nominating is just another word for “you have been awarded”. I never did understand the choice of word use.
Yes you will notify the nominees yourself that they have been awarded the blog awards. Good luck!
Thank you!