It’s Good Friday and according to AI, “it is a major Christian holy day, observing the crucifixion and death of Jesus Christ. It is a solemn day of fasting, prayer, and penance, marking the ultimate sacrifice in Christian faith. It falls on the Friday before Easter Sunday during Holy Week and is widely recognized across Catholic, Protestant, and Orthodox denominations.” A holy day and yet bombs are still being dropped and people being killed in the Middle East. What has happened to the holy? What happened to the no more forever wars?
We are not in a good space but it is Good Friday. There is still goodness in the world. I’m going to find me some.
- My first find is the story of how a woman raises nearly $1M for a 78 year old DoorDashDriver but he has no plans to retire.
- Then there’s the story of father and son enjoying free oysters at an oyster house. To qualify, the man had to be 80 years old accompanied by his father. He has a younger brother of 78 who plans to go for free oysters in 2 years time. His father is gamed for another round.
- Andrew Zimmern Feeds People in Minneapolis. “Nothing really ever got solved by thinking, but by doing,” the chef tells TODAY.com.
The goodness closer to home.
- The sun just came out.
- My cold moved from being on the cusp to a real happening and it is not too bad.
- I had a good sleep last night.
- We have a ham and a turkey in the fridge for the weekend.
- We have gas in our vehicles.
- We are not being bombed.
- I’ve written another post.
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Yes, we do need to seek out the goodness every day.
I love all the good things you found in and around your home. Keep it up.
The good things are really good, but the bad things leave me feeling distressed and wondering what the heck people are thinking. I also want to know what happened to the no more forever wars. Today, however, nature gave me my goodness. And the kids who were out looking for Easter eggs at the park gave me my joy. Thank you for this blog post. You help me realize that I’m not alone.
Nature and kids are wonderful balms. I’m reminded of past Easters when my nephews and niece overnight with me and did the Easter egg hunt Sunday morning. When the oldest one turned 16, I called it quits.
Good job finding goodness out there, Lily!
I found one as well, I read about an old gentleman in Australia, I believe he lived to be 100+ years. He knitted “overalls” for penguins to protect them from environmental harm.