The Less Fortunate...

I have had a rocky few years here...freelance writing and political consulting aren't the most rock solid professions for a girl to choose. It's been hard at times keeping my spirits up between jobs, moving around and knowing that 98% of my worldly possessions are in a storage locker, but like most people, I have good days and bad days and try to stay mostly positive.

I am currently in Harrisonburg, VA and I've seen a TV commercial a few times that always strikes me when I see it. It is for an organization called Pleasantview - a home for adults with mental and physical disabilities. They have commercials that feature some of their residents and show what a fulfilling life they have living semi-independently in Pleasantview. One commercial in particular always makes me stop and think and quite honestly, makes me feel a little ashamed of myself. (Because of course I only see this commercial on days when I am feeling LOADS of self-pity and fear for the future) The woman in the ad is smiling and jovial and the narrator talks about how she loves to recycle - she uses the money to attend camp Easter Seals AND GIVE TO THE LESS FORTUNATE...Wow. Just, Wow. This woman, with all her difficulties every day, all the challenges she must face just to go through life's simplest tasks and she's out there finding money not for herself to make herself comfortable or happy, but to HELP OTHERS!

I am humbled. That right there is the definition of sacred in my book.