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Do you feel that?

People are pulling back. Pulling away from each other. Closing themselves inside to prevent the world from getting in.

At first I thought it was a random day for me a few weeks ago. You know, those days when I just don't feel motivated for anything? When I could happily pull the covers over my head and sleep it away and hope for a better view on life tomorrow?

I've not had much to write, and hardly the inspiration to write it. So I have pulled back a bit in the last few weeks.

I thought it was just me on a down day, and then that day happened again a little too soon for my liking, and I began watching.....

People aren't available. There is an aura pushing down on the shoulders of everyone you meet forcing their heads down.

Even here, in our blogging community I have been missing a few of my subscriptions, as they just haven't had much to write, nothing to post, or are reposting older material.

So what is this shadow? Is it the state of economic affairs? I think so. In the land of consumerism the almighty dollar makes and breaks lives. Even those lives that don't appear to be affected directly. That sadness is spreading like disease. A plague of the heart.

It's affecting me. It's affecting those I love. It's affecting those I barely know.

I have friends who are experiencing issues with their health, friends who are experiencing grief over the loss of a loved one, friends who are experiencing the helplessness of being treated unfairly, friends who are worried for their families and costs of basic living, friends in relationships that are crumbling, and friends who I know need a shoulder but can't bring themselves to ask for it.

(I love you all!)

It weighs down my heart.

But what can I do? What can any of us do to fight against something as strong as desperation? How do you counter negativity?

I have no idea how to "fix" it. I do think we can all do something to help though.

A few weeks after joining GBE, nearly a year ago now, this topic came up:

Random Acts of Kindness.

So, here's the idea:

If you wrote a blog on this topic, repost it. If you didn't, write one. What do you think about RAoK? Give your readers some inspiration! That's it. Spreading some love and compassion around our community could definitely do us all some good. Change our mindset, and plant some ideas, and I can promise you a ripple effect.

It might be a challenging blog to write at a time when everything seems so pessimistic, but think of all the GOOD that could come out of it.

If a fraction of my subscribers responds to this- if I can inspire even a few of them to smile and do something good for someone else... that's a lot of love that's been created.

So please, write the blog. Read and respond to others who do as well.


And keep watching.

xoxo