Suspended

Look again at that dot. That’s here. That’s home. That’s us. On it everyone you love, everyone you know, everyone you ever heard of, every human being who ever was, lived out their lives. The aggregate of our joy and suffering, thousands of confident religions, ideologies, and economic doctrines, every hunter and forager, every hero and coward, every creator and destroyer of civilization, every king and peasant, every young couple in love, every mother and father, hopeful child, inventor and explorer, every teacher of morals, every corrupt politician, every “superstar,” every “supreme leader,” every saint and sinner in the history of our species lived there–on a mote of dust suspended in a sunbeam.”
― Carl Sagan, Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space  

I find myself frequenting this quote every couple months or so.
Every time ugliness shows itself.
Again.
Every time ugliness shocks and appalls.
Again.  
Every time ugliness seems to win.
Again.
That’s when I look at Carl Sagan’s wonderful words and remind myself.
Again.
We are simply a dot in the sky. 

A. Dot. In. The. Sky.

So today, instead of being swallowed up by the horribleness this world often offers,
I plan to …

Smile.
Say hello.
Call a friend.
Help a stranger.
Make someone’s day brighter.
Notice nature.
Stop.
Breathe.
Be Happy.
Remain steadfast in the belief that hope is stronger than fear and love does indeed, conquer all
&
most importantly …
Enjoy this incredible gift of a moment, suspended in a sunbeam.

♥

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