teach a lesson, “Sometimes when something like
this happens, as bad as it seems, you just have
to go do something nice for someone else.” A
few hours later an ambulance got stuck crossing
the river and water was running through the floor
boards. Desmon & the boys went to find a rope and
with a 4-wheel drive, pulled the distressed medics
and the mud-stuck ambulance out of the river. The
tennis shoes and binoculars won’t be remembered
for long, but the memory of how appreciative that
ambulance team was, they won’t forget.
Being on the giving side of kindness is just as re-
warding, if not more! My recent thoughts have been
on a friend who had a self-destructive illness called
anorexia. I learned of her being hospitalized, her or-
gans were failing and medical teams said, nothing
could be done. Strong, healthy family relationships
are paramount and it had been years since she had
seen or talked to most of her family. She was gentle
and quiet yet had been a corporate sales leader who
broke all kinds of company records, was awarded
trips, and found purpose within her company. The
remaining two years of her life, after a divorce po-
larized natural family bonds and her children no lon-
ger needed her, the only thing she had control over
was her food. Her remaining weeks, a few friends
brought in her favorite foods, brushed her hair, cre-
ated home spa nights, and tried to love her uncon-
ditionally. Could we have done much more in the
years, months and weeks before? Certainly. We are
our brother/sister’s keeper, are we not?
Look around, people everywhere bury toxic un-
healthy emotions under an umbrella of self-destruc-
tive behaviors, over eating, under eating, soothing
anxieties with harmful substances, using pornog-
raphy, engaging in high risk activities with a care-
less attitude. “Suicide claims more lives than war,
murder, and natural disasters combined,” American
Foundation for Suicide Prevention. Where is the
hopelessness and the loneliness coming from and
what is the antidote? We know relationship break-
downs cause suicide rates to soar.
If there is ever a time to champion a cause for el-
evating global happiness, it is now! There has never
been a better reason to mobilize happier people,
stronger families, and safer societies to counterbal-
ance the debilitating pain echoing throughout the
human family. Those who have a naturally happy
heart are needed to be leaders. Those who struggle
with depression, loneliness, low self-worth, anxiety,
worry, grief, need access to help, to tools, resourc-
es, a cheerleader, or someone in their court to en-
courage them, this is my objective as a Happiness
Coach. I issue a clarion call to all whom this mes-
sage pulls at their heart to become a philanthropist
of random acts of kindness to people you know
need your encouragement. Get involved. I love to
speak to groups, let’s meet for lunch. Where much
is given, much is required. Join me Happiness War-
riors, there’s much work to be done!
Be Happy & Have Joy,
Crissy Butts,
Happiness Coach,
Steward of Great & Important Mis-
sion
1HappyTribe.com
832-628-4233
Happy People, Stronger Families,
Safer Societies!
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