"you still believe it to be a beautiful place."

"Be soft. Do not let the world make you hard. Do not let pain make you hate. Do not let the bitterness steal your sweetness. Take pride that even though the rest of the world may disagree, you still believe it to be a beautiful place.”

-Kurt Vonnegut

  

    So, I know this is a repeat from my Facebook but let's be honest here, it's true. In our house we don't watch "adult tv" while the kids are awake. Heck, we barely watch any television really which is nice, although by no means does it make my house quiet. Both of my boys could take it or leave it. Any who, while at the gym last night I was able to watch the footage from the Terror Attack at the Boston Marathon. Naturally, It made me very emotional & my heart poured out with sadness for everyone involved. As a mother, your whole body clenches in rage when you hear about a child being killed. You think the normal thoughts like, "Who would do this?" "Why would someone want to hurt innocent people?" but I find myself getting so angry when people say things like, "What is this world coming to?". 

   This is not "the worlds" fault. This is ONE (or more) person. You watch the footage and you see THOUSANDS of people helping. Putting themselves at risk and running to lend a hand anyway they can. There were soldiers, police officers, firemen, & bystanders actually running toward the explosion while it was still happening.  For every one horribly sick person there are tens of thousands of good souls on this earth. Why can't we focus on that? If we would put our energy into the good, maybe less bad would happen. 

   Of course I fear for my kids. I'm scared of what might happen to them but I also am afraid for them to ride their bike into the street and get hit by a car. The world is not a bad place. I do not feel like I should live in fear because of something that could happen to us. I haven't lost faith that the love in the world over powers the hate. You know why? Because we have God & because of that I feel as though my children are protected. They have someone to look over them, guard them from harm, and to show them more love than they could ever comprehend. I see the beauty in this place that God has created for us in so many ways. I see the love every day and I will continue to "Believe there is good in the world" & try my absolute hardest to "Be the good". 

StayLovely&KeepPraying.