Another day down in 2024. They go by quickly and almost without notice until you look backward and see them piled up. The Soap Opera The Days Of Our Lives opened each day with the words, ‘Like sands through the hourglass so are the Days of our Lives.’ Or as someone observed we have long days and short years…

The smallest of things bring happiness while the big things are a bit elusive at times. ’So many people are hanging by the thinnest of threads. Treat people with kindness, you could be that thread.’

It has been said that you will pay for what you value. Look at what a person spends money on and you will find their heart. Or the one I like is that one person’s trash is another treasure…

A smile may be the light in a person’s darkness that will cause them to rethink suicide. Often little more is needed to jar a person out of the circular mindset of ending it all. There is a plethora of loneliness in our world and it is spoken of seldom. People become so disconnected from others that their conspiracy theories take over their mental and emotional persona. As the television commercial said many years ago…Reach out and touch someone…reach out and just say hi…

Mental illness is much more prevalent than we realize. A high percentage of us humans suffer mental illness at some point in our lives. 

We are lonely in a crowd. We are homesick at home. We need a kind word while we are surrounded by media 24/7. It is only funny to think about these problems until you experience one or more of them…

Depression is a silent killer. Many of the seemingly happiest people are depressed and hiding it well from the eyes of others. There are Sad Clowns. 

Replace a Criticism with a Compliment. Instead of laughing at others…love them and let them know that you do.