Monday, April 22, 2013

Fill the Cracks with Love

Today is the one-week anniversary of a terrible day for the people of Boston. Author Sarah Eden, in her post here, has issued a challenge for today. It comes from a comment her daughter made after the school shooting last December.
"When your heart breaks,
you choose what to fill the cracks with.
Love or hate. 
But hate won't ever heal.
Only love can do that."

So I invite you to join Sarah today in looking for an opportunity to do a random act of kindness. It can be as simple as a word of encouragement. 


Right now, we've got a lot of cracks to fill. I, for one, am going to fill mine with love.


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25 comments:

  1. Bonnee CrawfordApril 22, 2013 at 3:43 AM

    I was devastated to hear about what happened in Boston! So awful. Random Acts of Kindness can't reverse what happened, but it's certainly better to let the cracks be filled with love than with hate.

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  2. Sheena-kay GrahamApril 22, 2013 at 3:44 AM

    I think I'm going to purchase a copy of Nightingale to help David out with his son's medical bills. Kindness helps keep us together in good and bad times. Much condolences to Boston. At least the bombers were found.

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  3. UnknownApril 22, 2013 at 4:18 AM

    A little something can go a along way.

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  4. Natalie AguirreApril 22, 2013 at 4:35 AM

    Thanks for sharing this, Donna. It's so true and inspirational. I'll remember it as I go through my day.

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  5. Alex J. CavanaughApril 22, 2013 at 4:45 AM

    That is a wonderful thought - and so true. Thanks for letting us know.

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  6. Theresa MilsteinApril 22, 2013 at 6:32 AM

    What a lovely idea. I live in the Boston-area. The support has been heartening.

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  7. farawayeyesApril 22, 2013 at 7:03 AM

    Lovely post. Thanks for the reminder.

    Since someone else mentioned David McFarland's books here, I want to thank you for bringing them to my attention. I'm 2/3 of the way through 'Million Dollar Outline' and it is fantastic. So helpful. A thousand thank yous!

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  8. David P. KingApril 22, 2013 at 8:10 AM

    Will do! :)

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  9. Pat HattApril 22, 2013 at 8:16 AM

    Will see what I can do here at my zoo

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  10. ilimaApril 22, 2013 at 8:36 AM

    What a great challenge. I will take it. :)

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  11. Nancy ThompsonApril 22, 2013 at 2:02 PM

    Great idea! Personally, I always look for those opportunities.

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  12. Kelley LynnApril 22, 2013 at 3:06 PM

    Those words are so right. I try and do this as often as I can, but a reminder is always welcome.

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  13. JeffOApril 22, 2013 at 3:50 PM

    Marvelous quote and sentiment.

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  14. StinaApril 22, 2013 at 5:04 PM

    That's a great idea.

    I can't believe it happened a week ago. The nightmare lasted for so long.

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  15. Carrie ButlerApril 22, 2013 at 5:55 PM

    This is a wonderful idea!

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  16. Angela AckermanApril 22, 2013 at 9:27 PM

    Oh I love this!! What a wonderful thing to do, and a great way to put out kindness and goodness to balance out the darkness that day caused. I am so glad I found this blog post!!

    Angela

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  17. Heidi L. MurphyApril 22, 2013 at 10:47 PM

    Great idea. It helps to keep us from concentrating on the bad stuff. My whole day was service. It would be feeling really cool right now except that the Hubs got angry at me for cleaning in our room...sigh. Kind of depressed now. More service.

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  18. MarkApril 23, 2013 at 11:37 AM

    I agree, random acts of kindness to the rescue:)

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  19. Gina GaoApril 23, 2013 at 12:47 PM

    This is a really nice post! And yes, a little kindness can go a long way.

    www.modernworld4.blogspot.com

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  20. Romance Book HavenApril 23, 2013 at 4:49 PM

    Great idea.

    I was glued to the TV, such an heartbreaking thing to happen. Then I heard about the surgeon who ran then onto do surgery on survivors.

    Nas

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  21. AnonymousApril 23, 2013 at 11:45 PM

    I'll definitely do this. It's a great feeling to help others, they benefit, and we combat the evils out there.

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  22. Jennie BennettApril 24, 2013 at 6:37 AM

    What a beautiful way to put it! I'm late to the party, but I plan on doing something nice today :)

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  23. Julie FlandersApril 24, 2013 at 7:32 AM

    I'm a bit late to this but what a wonderful idea. Last week was so disturbing and hard to watch, this is a great way to rebound from it. I'm going to do it for the rest of the week.

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  24. Intangible HeartsApril 24, 2013 at 9:30 AM

    Very lovely post Donna. Only love will heal. Sarah's daughter is right on and you are awesome for sharing the love on your blog.

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  25. nutschellApril 24, 2013 at 11:20 AM

    we are all in need of kindness in this world. I hate watching the news nowadays bec. of all that's happening. It would be nice to have one day with nothing but good news.
    Nutschell
    www.thewritingnut.com

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