When Gratitude isn't Enough

Humans of New York

Sometimes you start your day and you've cleaned up breakfast and have a pile of laundry in front of you and you decided to check Facebook and the first thing that pops in to your feed is a post from "Humans of New York." And the photo is so compelling that you stop and read. And then you find your self in a puddle of your own tears, because sometimes life absolutely and completely sucks. You feel so hard for the person in that compelling image, and when you look up from your computer the fact that you were grumbling about the little chores that you have to do around the house and not having enough space for this and that, just all seems so trivial.

That was my morning this morning.

So maybe I do need to stop, get perspective and feel gratitude instead of dissatisfaction. Or maybe I need to do something. Three years ago when our son Jack went through his surgeries and we were flung into the world of children's hospitals, that secret society of Moms and Dads and families who are going through a living hell of hurt and pain, I felt compelled to do something. To not sit back and feel gratitude, but to actually make a real, tangible difference. I started raising money for the Children's Hospital at Dartmouth-Hitchcock so that when an unsuspecting family is suddenly flung into that world of hurt and pain, the care that could possible provide hope and healing is available to them.

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I'm at it again this year for the fourth year, raising money to help make a difference. Please consider donating. Every amount makes a difference whether it is $1 or $100. <a href="http://chad.donordrive.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=donorDrive.participant&participantID=7364">Make a Donation!</a>

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Thank you for being on this journey with me and helping me make a difference!

--Sarah