Scroogette Has A Feeling
i read beth's diary just now and i would recommend that you do the same. far be it from me to start saying "if you read only one diary this week it should be don't stop now!!!". however, i really enjoyed it and that leads me to think that others may as well...
i've been a bit off financially for quite some time. nothing too drastic and i'm pulling myself out of the small tailspin as i write this. being more broke than i'd like hasn't been fun but i realize just how much i had been taking for granted.
you might notice that i've spruced up my diary, added a touch of christmas to the place. i just got a touch of something too "christmas carol" to name. the hope that this year i will keep the idea of it all in my head.
i'm not a religious person and i'm only briefly spiritual but this is still a powerful time of the year. you know we can't possibly hope for things to change, to get better unless we start helping each other. until we start giving each other a chance.
who knows why i bother with a rant here but let's just say that i'm beginning to see how much a small thing can mean. doing a tiny favor for someone can turn their day around and while you're at it... doesn't it feel wonderful to be the good guy? if just for a second?
go ahead and let someone ahead of you in the checkout line. open the door for someone. help someone find something. i sometimes wonder if people think that i work at the stores i shop at because i'm always helping people find something... half of that is because i'm king of the goobers. the other half is usually i'm the one who is lost.
oh, hell. go along your merry way. i don't presume to know what i'm talking about or to know what will make you or anyone else happy. i only know that i like the thought of us all pitching in, bit by bit.
we north dakotans are like that... [that's right, i'm proud of my state today. glad that i documented it.]
