You Don’t Have to be an Einstein…..

Is It Just ME, or do you, too, find great wisdom in this….?

Yesterday, I received an interesting e-mail; I am about to share the message with you..  It just makes so much sense and, more importantly, it empowers each of us to do something about making a difference. 

I don’t know what the genesis of this provocative statement was, but I understand why it’s resurfaced.

It’s been less than a month since the tragedy in a small Connecticut, USA town (Newtown) that ended the lives of 20 First-Graders and 6 members of the Sandy Hook Elementary School staff.

Just ten days before Christmas, this event made the holiday season a somber one for those following the day-to-day details.

Since then, we have celebrated the start of a new year.  New tragedies, sorrows, and natural disasters have filled the evening news reports and the pages of daily newspapers.  Yet, there are still 20 precious children and 6 outstanding education professionals whose loved ones still struggle to find a way to move forward in 2013.

The debate continues:  gun control vs. mental health vs. prescription drugs.

We may never know the reasons behind the too many senseless events that rattle families, neighborhoods, the global community.  We must not ignore the fact that something is very – very wrong in the world and that action must be taken and sooner than later.

Yes, Einstein, the world is a dangerous place!

Our most precious asset, our children remain at risk – they need a place to go – a safe place to be heard, validated, and helped.  While we hope that might be around the comfort and intimacy of the family dining table – as once it was – those days may never return.

In the meantime, what can we do?

I want to share the site that was sent to me yesterday.  It offers a confidential resource for children.  All I ask is that you share it; make the opportunity and the resource known to others.  Do whatever you can.  Without action, nothing will change.  We all can do a little something and children are depending on us.

Here is the link:  www.kidshelpphone.ca(Please note, there is a phone number on this site that might not be able to be reached from all calling areas, but the site will direct you further.  Thank you.)

So, IS it just me, or do you feel it’s time we all do little something?
  

For as Einstein also said,

  “The definition of insanity is to continue to do the same things

 and expect different results.”