yearlongday

… to do the right thing; to make someone else feel important; to help someone who needs it, or ask for help when you need it.

try something simple: smile and say thank you to the person bagging your groceries. let someone else go before you at a traffic intersection. compliment someone at work or at home for their efforts.

it’s never too late, or too soon, to do things like these; to slow down the pace of our daily lives, and find appreciation for the small, subtle aspects of life that otherwise get lost in the bills, the shopping, the appointments, and so on.

those things aren’t life. living is more than day-to-day existence. it’s the experiences we create and share with one another. sometimes we feel good about the experiences in our lives, while other times, we feel bad.

but, no matter how bad it feels, it’s never too late, or too soon, to stop letting ourselves be bystanders in our own lives. each of us can attempt to make things better; everyone, everyday, everywhere has the chance to create and share good experiences with someone else.

right now, many people in the world are gearing up for a big day. what if that day, and everything it’s supposed to mean, lasted as long as a year?

… jonathan t marlowe

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