Hope. Love. Charity. Kindness. Caring.

Goodwill to our fellow beings.

Being lucky, and sharing that luck.

Donate your coats. Toys for Tots. The Salvation Army. Greenpeace. The Humane Society. The ASPCA. 

What's your favorite charity? What do they need? Chances are we have it in our homes, and probably more than one of them.  How can we help?

Remember this? Was it really twenty-six years ago? 1984?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zT9lKyi0dDM&feature=related
 
And this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MH1R_S9Y3zM&feature=related

And big props to Emily Z for looking straight at the need for love, and a second chance, and making sure we see it, too: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5E1AkyyxF0&feature=related

And this place, which fills me with awe: http://www.elephants.com

I'm lucky. We're lucky and it seems the height of folly to forget that, or not share it with those who are hurting. 

Food, warmth, shelter, kindness. 

It's on my mind alot, this holiday season.