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| greyXmatter (profile) wrote, on 11-25-2004 at 8:08pm | |
| Help us remember that the rude person who cut us off in traffic is a single mother who worked nine hours that day and is rushing home to cook dinner, help with homework, do the laundry, and spend a few precious moments with her children. Help us to remember that the pierced, tattooed, disinterested young man who can't make change correctly is a worried 19 year old college student, balancing his apprehension over final exams with his fear of not getting his student loans for next semester. Remind us that the unkept looking homeless person, begging for money in the same spot every day, who we think should really get a job, is a slave to addictions that we can only imagine in our worst nightmares. Help us to remember that the old couple walking annoyingly slow through the store aisles and blocking our holiday shopping progress are savoring this moment, knowing that, based on the biopsy report she got back last week, this will be the last year they Christmas shop together. Remind us each day that, of all the gifts you give us, the greatest gift is love. It is not enough to share that love with those we hold dear. Open our hearts, not just to those who are close to us, but to everyone. Let us be slow to judge and quick to forgive, showing patience, empathy, and love. |
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blondiegirl05 | 11-26-04 12:34am just random journaling here... that is good, did you write it or did you get it from somewhere else?
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| greyXmatter | Re:, 11-26-04 10:56am I wrote it ... at first it was an attempt to write my "Thanks" since ... it was thanksgiving and all. But then I just erased it and came up with something a littler more creative. |
allmysinsx | Re: Re:, 11-26-04 11:01pm you wrote that casey?
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