As we get caught up in the challenges of life, sometimes we can lose our perspective. Whether we feel our situation is hopeless or we just cannot see any hope, sometimes it takes stepping outside of our own problems to get some perspective.
I have been guilty of wallowing in self-pity, more often than I would care to admit. Many of us do. We may cry and plead for an escape.
Sometimes we just don't know how good we really have it.
This country is in trouble. Our economy is still not recovered. The price of food, gas, everything is rising but paychecks (if you are lucky enough to have one) are not catching up. Many families are struggling. Some worse than others.
Our new reality means that many of us are learning how to live on less.
Then there are the people who desperately need help. It doesn't matter what your political stand is on helping your fellow man. Can anyone really walk past someone who is in need and ignore them?
I don't have much in the way of money or possessions but I have compassion and if I can do something to help someone else, I am there.
This is why I share the story of my friend Emma. Emma is disabled. She has literally been fighting for years to receive disability benefits. Her family has been hit hard by the economy (whose hasn't) and her husband is struggling to find full time work. They have a young child and Emma is a writer who earns some money by writing web content. Unfortunately, they have fallen so far behind in their basic living expenses that they just cannot seem to catch up.
They would be in a homeless shelter right now if homeless shelters took service dogs. That's right, Emma has a service dog that she needs. I have seen how a few bad apples can ruin things for the genuinely needy but Emma's story is completely disturbing to me. This is not how our country treats their own! (well- in Emma's case it is but that doesn't make it right) If you would like to know more about Emma's fight to receive Social Security disability benefits and how you can help (even a small donation can help) Click here
Reading Emma's story helps me to put my "troubles" in perspective. Perspective is an eye-opener.
I have been guilty of wallowing in self-pity, more often than I would care to admit. Many of us do. We may cry and plead for an escape.
Sometimes we just don't know how good we really have it.
This country is in trouble. Our economy is still not recovered. The price of food, gas, everything is rising but paychecks (if you are lucky enough to have one) are not catching up. Many families are struggling. Some worse than others.
Our new reality means that many of us are learning how to live on less.
Then there are the people who desperately need help. It doesn't matter what your political stand is on helping your fellow man. Can anyone really walk past someone who is in need and ignore them?
I don't have much in the way of money or possessions but I have compassion and if I can do something to help someone else, I am there.
This is why I share the story of my friend Emma. Emma is disabled. She has literally been fighting for years to receive disability benefits. Her family has been hit hard by the economy (whose hasn't) and her husband is struggling to find full time work. They have a young child and Emma is a writer who earns some money by writing web content. Unfortunately, they have fallen so far behind in their basic living expenses that they just cannot seem to catch up.
They would be in a homeless shelter right now if homeless shelters took service dogs. That's right, Emma has a service dog that she needs. I have seen how a few bad apples can ruin things for the genuinely needy but Emma's story is completely disturbing to me. This is not how our country treats their own! (well- in Emma's case it is but that doesn't make it right) If you would like to know more about Emma's fight to receive Social Security disability benefits and how you can help (even a small donation can help) Click here
Reading Emma's story helps me to put my "troubles" in perspective. Perspective is an eye-opener.
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