One of the television
channels I enjoy watching from time to time is PBS, especially the truly
Special performances that are broadcast when it’s fund-raising time. The talent
showcased is always breathtaking, and many of today’s most famous performers
were featured for the first time on PBS.
Early in the Christmas
Season, there was a concert scheduled by The (Canadian) Tenors. Debuting a
selection of the pieces on the latest CD release, it was a wonderful
program. In reply to an out-of-town
enquiry – “What would Dad like for Christmas?” – my reply was prompt. The CD
titled “Lead With Your Heart”.
The lyrics and music sent
tingles up my arms, and it’s played regularly. On this Sunday morning in early
Spring, newspaper reports from the needy side of living are troubling. Recent
accounts, and there are more than anyone will ever know, of mothers who – at
their wits end – have prostituted themselves, and in some countries their girl
children, to put food on the table.
There are many circumstances worldwide where the numbers of “haves”
significantly outnumber the “have-nots”. And the disparity is growing.
It’s true that wearing one’s
heart on one’s sleeve can be energizing, debilitating and/or too idealistic.
While we cannot save the world, and generosity can begin in our own community,
a change in one’s lifestyle can be altered with a single gust of unfortunate
wind. A “have” can become a have-not” in
the blink of an eye!
I believe that we should each
do our best for others, as I do in my profession as a REALTOR®. Performing random acts of kindness also is a
feel-good treat! The alternatives are
profound.
“Lead with your heart”
whether you wear long sleeves or short!
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