what you do matters.

hi again, all.  i know, i know, it's been another 10 days.  i could sit here and tell you that i've been so busy, working so hard and doing so many awesome projects, but, well, that's not really the truth.  and let's be honest, you don't really care about what i do every moment :)  so i won't write another little post with excuses.  what can i say, it's been a bit of a lame summer for me.

but what i will tell you is that i have been doing a lot of thinking.  running in the mornings and yoga in the evenings is really clearing my head and making me think about certain things going on in my life.  but today was especially cool for me.  i was driving to work this morning, listening to npr (what can i say, philip is rubbing off on me), when i caught this week's story corps.  it wasn't the most riveting story, it was about a man who booked entertainment acts in the catskills, as told by his children.  but listening to the way they spoke about their father, i just fell in love with them.  it's the fact that every day, no matter what is going on in your life, every person you pass by or bump on the street is dealing with issues of their own.  of course everyone knows that.  but imagine if you knew what those things were - if you knew their struggles, their triumphs, their worries... would it change the way we would deal with each other?  or would it be so important for us to see eye-to-eyes, as i am struggling with in my own life right now?

and then i stumbled on this.  now i realize i might be about nine months late on this, but that doesn't make it any less amazing to me.  this is the coolest thing i ever heard of, and to me speaks volumes about what i was just saying.  that no matter what is happening to you at this very moment, no matter what you are feeling, that everyone else on earth is going through something of probably the same magnitude in their own lives.  if you kept that in mind all the time - would you treat those around you differently?
 

just wanted to share my thoughts with you all tonight rather than talking about what i didn't do this past week :)  since i have decided to go back to school for public policy, i've been trying to get more involved.  volunteering for a few different causes and trying to make a conscious effort to be better person - if i'm going to work in non-profits, i need to keep my judgements and stereotypes in check. and this video (i haven't seen the whole movie yet but i can't wait - and want to participate in 11/11/11!) just helped me remember what is important in life - but not just my life, in all people's lives.

but on a less serious note - i'm doing a bunch of fun things this weekend, including going to the dragon boat festival, so good pictures should be up in a few days!

hope everyone is having a good JULY! xoxo