Good Morning, my Grateful and Greatly Appreciated!
Today’s Daily Word is dedicated to showing compassion. Yesterday morning, we were presented with the shocking news that “Soul Train” founder and dance television pioneer, Don Cornelius had died from an apparent suicide. Many couldn’t believe this transpired, but one can only imagine what would lead someone to suicide. This is a growing problem that so often gets swept under the rug…
According to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, there are one million approximate number of suicides worldwide each year, every 40 seconds somebody dies by suicide, there has been a 60 percent increase in worldwide suicide rates in the last 45 years, and there are 20 numbers of failed suicide attempts for each successful one. These alarming numbers can only draw the conclusion that you never know what people are going through.
As we mourn the loss of Don Cornelius, let’s remember to always show compassion. In a time where we are less sensitive to privacy, less compassionate about personal issues, and more prone to be mean-spirited; let’s not forget our humanity. Today, as you go through your day, make sure you are kind! Do something for someone who cannot possibly pay you back! We are all fighting the same fight no matter what are differences are. Showing your soft side does not make you weak! Show compassion and be the change you want to see.
-Ash’Cash
“Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a harder battle.” -Plato
“Never look down on anybody unless you’re helping him up.” -Jesse Jackson
“In a world full of people who couldn’t care less, be someone who couldn’t care more.” -Unknown
“Kindness is more than deeds. It is an attitude, an expression, a look, a touch. It is anything that lifts another person.” -Unknown
“A fellow who does things that count, doesn’t usually have time to stop to count them.” -Albert Einstein
“The only people with whom you should try to get even are those who have helped you.” -John E. Southard
“There are no traffic jams when you go the extra mile.” -Dr. Kenneth McFarland
“You can’t live a perfect day without doing something for someone who will never be able to repay you.” -John Wooden
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Ash’Cash is a Business Consultant, Motivational Speaker, Financial Expert and the author of Mind Right, Money Right: 10 Laws of Financial Freedom. For more information, please visit his website, www.IamAshCash.com.