Now is the Moment of Power

By Good News Network Wednesday, June 23, 1999

Archives - Inspiration 1997-2000

Good Morning Dave,

Happy Birthday!
A thought for today:

We heal each other all the time, and don't even realize that we're doing it. Healing comes out of a very simple human relationship - knowing your life matters to another person, and connecting to something larger and unseen.
-Rachel Naomi Remen, M.D.

(And it applies to us here, because much of what you send to me heals something in me - in the moment I read it.)

Most gratefully Yours,
Geraldine
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Geraldine,

This quote particularly reminds me of something that happened to me at one of the darkest times in my life - nearly twenty years ago now - I went crazy and was hospitalized.

I was terrified.

As I was being taken up to the ward in the elevator one of the two attendants said to me, "Your name's Dave? My name's Dave too...
Don't worry - you'll be alright - we'll take good care of you."

This simple kindness from a fellow human being had a major impact on me.

As the saying goes, "Don't miss a chance to be kind -
you don't know how many chances you've got left."

Dave