For months I have been struggling to free myself from the suffocation of world news. Tormenting myself with sucking all this evil into my soul. Allowing it to depress me and question everything that lights my world...like bringing more children into this life.
I've found myself engulfed in Syrian refugee news, Russia, Turkey, Egypt, mindless US battlefields...and the despair and hopelessness that I allowed to filter through me has destroyed pieces of my happiness as I've struggled to stay in the light of this heaviness.
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| Fall day full of happy. |
No more.
The best that I can do, that we can all do, is to love, cherish and protect these children so that they do not become the non-accepting, non-forgiving, wounded, and revenge-seeking destroyers.
To instill in them the values of human life and family.
To sculpt their minds and hearts towards kindness and generosity.
To say "I love you" a million times a day.
To ask for forgiveness and say "I'm sorry" when we need to accept our part in controversy.
To feel laughter and warmth.
To make them feel safe.
I pledge to do my best for every child I meet, in hopes that this is how I will make a difference in our future.
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