When we were kids, my mom would be adamant that we only play in the back yard when it snowed. “It’s so pretty and I don’t want you to mess it up” was her logic. Can’t say I disagree now that I’m older. The snow is beautiful when it falls and blankets the area, and like her, I like to see my front yard undisturbed.
As I looked out the window at the beauty, it got me thinking…
Isn’t this how every human life begins? Beautiful. Innocent. Clean. And then eventually, something or someone comes along and messes it up.
Ignorance isn’t always bliss.
Why is teaching hate seemingly so much easier than teaching love? Why is acceptance so hard? Why is breaking a cycle seemingly unacceptable to so many?
We learn the lessons from our parents. From our grandparents. From our extended family. Sometimes those lessons aren’t necessarily right. They can’t be blamed, it’s what they were taught. It’s how they were raised. But it doesn’t mean that we don’t continue to learn to improve ourselves, our children, our families. Does it?
It’s a new month of a new year. Another seemingly fresh start as the snow has silenced the morning. Take today to reflect and shine as brightly as one thousand suns and share that light with others. Let today be a day of change. Let today be filled with kindness.
And then again tomorrow.
Gym Girl Dana 