It's hard to feel warm

~ when you're feeling out in the cold

I was thinking about human nature, and how we use that term to explain things, to give an excuse for something some human has done that impacts another person, impacts many of us, or just one person - for something we’ve done, or failed to have done, that impacts someone else.

So is it really about human nature, if there is such a thing - or is it the nature of certain humans?

Billions of people I don’t know might behave in predictable ways, but I only know the ones I interact with …

Someone wrote me these words yesterday,

Things will get better.

Hang in there…

Whatever our situation, wherever we are, there are so many things to be thankful for, and it’s good to realize - at any time of the year, that there are always many things to be grateful for because there are always those less fortunate than we are who need a helping hand from time to time.

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SHORT STORY: coming later this week

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