Tonight's picture was taken in February of 2003. Mattie was 10 months old and in his "tot wheels," he could move around easily. He was a speed racer in fact and for the longest time, we had skid marks all over our floors from his zooming around. Mattie desperately wanted to walk. In fact, he skipped crawling altogether! Mattie loved the freedom that walking in his tot wheels gave him. As you can see, he was a curious fellow. He would zoom around, then stop on occasion and check out the furniture and open drawers!
Quote of the day: Housework can kill you if done right. ~ Erma Bombeck
I came across tonight's quote and it made me laugh! I would say chores in general can kill you, forget about only the housework. Over the last couple of days I have heard more cancer stories than I can absorb. Even today, as I started the Foundation's Walk plans, I had the opportunity to interact with some of our event sponsors. I had sponsors write to me today about how cancer has touched their lives personally and why what Mattie Miracle is doing is so important.
Between Foundation work and walking Sunny, my days can fly by. Yet since the Fall, I have been making a conscious effort to stop and attend my zumba class. When my alarm went off this morning, it was pitch black outside and I was tired. I really did not want to get up to go to class, but I did! My instructor is absolutely lovely and she never comes to a class without a smile. Her demeanor is charming, warm, and energizing. I told her today that she exudes positivity. I really think that makes a difference and it is not surprising that she has quite a devoted following. As some of her students have been with her for 9 years.
It seems to me that when we sense someone is kind and treats you with kindness, it is amazing what types of results this produces. Think about it for yourself, when you receive kindness (at work, in a hospital, with a school teacher, etc), isn't even the hardest task more manageable? I know when Mattie was undergoing cancer treatment, there were some people he was more eager to listen to, to work with, because he knew they understood him, were patient, and simply put..... were kind. Kindness made a blood draw more bearable, a scan more doable, and managing pain more tolerable! There is NO rule book on how to be kind and it is hard to quantify and assess. Yet we all know what it feels like when we receive it.
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