I've often said... character doesn't shine when things are going hunky-dory. Who needs refining around the edges when business is booming, money is plentiful, love is ever abounding, and toilet paper is in huge supply? Everyone, said no one!
Character SHINES when the $#IT hits the fan!
There are plenty of opportunities for character to shine. Just check out the comments on Facebook, where you'll often find not-so-gracious name-calling and finger-pointing. Do you participate, or quell social bullies?
Are you kind? Do your words pack a bite bigger than your neighborhood Doberman? What do you do when the waitress gets your order wrong, or that person cuts you off in traffic, or someone grabs the last roll of toilet paper in the midst of a global pandemic? THESE are perfect opportunities to model good character.
In a day and age when civility (and TP) are in short supply, let's seize the moment to RISE and SHINE. We can make a difference, one by one, demonstrating love and good deeds. Call me Pollyanna, but I'd rather hang out around a camp fire roasting marshmallows to Kumbaya and sharing rolls of TP with my fellow humans =)
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