A hand out...

Last week I watched a couple neighbors, as well as my husband, assist our mailman after he ran into a ditch. I also heard about another neighbor who planned to clear our street, if needed.  Last night, I watched my husband shovel a neighbor's driveway until night fall.  During other winter storms, we have yet another neighbor who helps clear our driveways with his own tractor.  That's the kind of neighborhood in which we live.  While we all respect each other's privacy, we are also there for each other in times of need.  I began thinking...

If neighbors on a single street are that kind and helpful to each other, I wonder what a difference it would make if we all began looking out for others on a consistent basis.  It may be a neighbor across the street...or a stranger across the world.  There's always an opportunity to care about someone else, which may actually change a life...forever.<3~thl