Thanks to Jane and Joyce for these reminders of the power of smiles and thank yous.
A post I wrote 4 years ago entitled Peace on Earth, goodwill toward men: wouldn’t that be nice! is getting renewed interest during this special season. Written four long years ago now. Long before the January 6 riots in the U.S. Long before we had even heard of COVID, or wearing masks, social distancing, anti-vaxxers, and “circuit breakers”. Long before Mother Nature made it abundantly clear, over and over again, that climate change was real and was going to wreak havoc across the planet. Before the Truckers Convoy in Ottawa. And before Putin decided he’d destroy and destabilize the lives of millions upon millions by invading Ukraine, for no valid reason but to assuage his own ego. Four years on and the message hasn’t changed, it’s only grown more urgent. As many of us celebrate the messages of hope brought by Chanukah and Christmas, let’s stop to think about how…
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