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My wish for 2014 and beyond is that we will stop glorifying drama in popular culture and start shining more light on philanthropy, community and kindness.  I know, it makes for bad ratings. That will change, I hope… and I see signs of that change more and more these days.

I don’t know about you, but I used to compare myself to lots of my “contemporaries”.  Over time, things changed.

It’s very easy to look at the surface of someone’s life and say how lucky they are.

We don’t live on the surface, though.

Something turned your boss into a raging lunatic, your friends into superficial jerks or your parents into people who just don’t spend enough time with you… Or whatever the case may be.  Don’t take it personally. Don’t let it suck you into an emotional downward spiral.  It takes a very big person to have empathy, and we all need to empathize a whole lot more.  Me included… big time!

We are all here to help each other. Lets do it!  xoxo