thirteen cheers for....

Here's who I would curtsy for. Miss Carol Burnett. I have loved her since I was a kid. I remember walking into my class after her show the night before and asking a fellow Carol fan, "Did you see Carol?" First name basis she and me. I adore her for the complete immersion in laughter and hilarity and joy that she gave. Imagine a life that you have given to providing giggles and smiles and lasting memories of such things. I find that to be huge. I hope she knows that she has immensely heightened the lives of many, many people. I love her loftiness, her charm, her genuine self, and her willingness to be a total goofball. I aspire to such things. Indeedy I do.

twelverino

Quick. What are two things we humans have in common? Did you say the weather and our ability to be compassionate? You are SO right. It's pretty neat that even if you are a social dork,(me) there is the one lovely subject upon which we can all comment. The sun, the rain, the heat, the sunset, the cold, the breeze and the ever wonderful clouds. Thank goodness for these things or I might never talk to strangers, which for those who know me is not my forte.

Okay so what about the other thing. Compassion, ah yes. That innate thing in our hearts that knows on a cellular level that we really are all inter-connected. It's why we have benefits for people in need. It's the thing that gives us pause when we hear of a missing child or a lost pet. It's what makes us pray for people we do not even know. And not just that it's the law, it's why we pull over when an ambulance comes by with lights flashing. Because we care. We care on a level that not everyone can admit to, but that everyone holds in their hearts. Not always accessible to some, but intrinsic in all. Let me hear you say yes.

Until next time.