I have recently been reminded how quickly the rug can be pulled out from under us,how the carefully cultivated happiness and balance we strive for everyday can tumble away, in one moment, a minute, a second, a breath.
That is why...
I WISH on every shooting star I see to keep my family safe and healthy
I WISH on every birthday candle I blow out that I will be around for many many years
and tonight, what do I WISH for? that...
~ my friend MEG will eventually find peace &
~ she feels all the support she has from her friends, co-workers, strangers & family
~ she knows people are keeping her, Darren and Peyton in their thoughts and prayers.
~ PEYTON will have a safe and quick recovery
I believe that we (society as a whole) walk a very thin line between heartbreak and happiness. None of us are immune. Fate deals a blow. You fall on hard times. An accident occurs. Health issues appear. All of a sudden you find yourself on the heartbreak side. Battling to get back to the other side of that line. It can and will happen to each and every one of us many times over our lives. I WISH and HOPE that everyone recognizes that and shows compassion to those people who are currently on the heartbreak side. I WISH and HOPE that people remember in difficult times that one of the wonderful characteristics of our society is resilience. We have the resources, the tools, the people in our lives to pull ourselves through and we must believe that time on the heartbreak side will be short lived. Nothing (good or bad)is ever FOREVER or ALWAYS.
If you want to read more about Meg & Peyton's story, you can see it here. Her last post has a very important message about checking the temperature of your hot water tank (it should be no more than 50 degrees, most are set at 70 degrees) and I WISH and HOPE that everyone who has small children in their lives will take a moment to check their homes.
I found this article (click here) to be informative on the common burn hazards for our children and this one (click here) is a Canadian article about how to lower the temperature of your water.
