HERE we are, facing another pandemic Christmas, seemingly with little to make us feel hopeful merry, or bright.
But, let me challenge you with the alternative that, instead of following the gloomy predictions or negative opinions of others, we should look inside ourselves to find the hope and energy to keep moving ahead; for whatever sustaining embers of brightness we might find there.
We are still alive (indeed most people are) because our concern for ourselves and for each other has seen most of the population vaccinated, and all of us wearing masks to protect each other ... that’s worth something.
So too, the reality that governments and corporations have pivoted fairly successfully to provide alternative ways of work and alternative forms of income. Merrier it could have been, for sure, but millions did benefit.
Some of us have lost loved ones and friends over the last 12 months; while we are sad, certainly, that they are gone, nonetheless our memories of them are still warm and present with us. Their effects on us still shine brightly inside of us.
So, where do we go from here? Shall we trudge wearily forward complaining about a host of things that we cannot (or will not) change? Or do we lead with our hearts, and face the future “us” buoyed by the memory that we did what we could and, in doing so, we made the world just a little merrier and brighter where we live. And might we perhaps imagine a world where 7 billion souls could find the will to do the same?
I know which path I’m going to take, and who I want around me. So take heart in everything that you have achieved, individually and collectively, through the past 12 months; know that at least one person’s life is better for what you’ve done, and that’s a worthy achievement. And dream, just a little bit, about what the world can and will be, as others take inspiration from you and from your actions. Merry Christmas everyone, and the very best for a merry, bright and hopeful 2022.
Mark Eldridge
Founder
Onyx Community Services
Counsilor Fleury spoke to Mrs. pyper about his upcoming visit to Onyx community Services.
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