Friday, February 26, 2010

What the World Needs Now . . .

Remember that song . . .

what the world needs now,
is love sweet love . . .

I sat eating lunch today at a new fave spot. I ate there not because it's my fave, but today I craved its food . . . it was the perfect comfort food.

And as I sat there eating, I thought, no one here has any idea of the battle with mental illness that one of my family members is going through. No one here knows that I'm emotionally drained from worry and fear and sadness. No one here knows.

And as the happy people talked about their happy things, I just wished there were a way we could all stop judging one another; stop the eternal cycle of trying to one-up each other. I wish we could just be kind.

I know I have heartaches, but I also know I wasn't the only one at that restaurant with the weight of the world on her heart.

What the world needs now
is love sweet love. . .

Is there anyone you can show love to today?