Let's remember that there is beauty all around us

Lately, this entire world seems so broken to me. Especially in my local community, I have noticed the feeling of tension. Heaviness that won't go away. People that know me probably think I used the saying and idea of "heavy and light" too much. I fully understand life is both, but lately is has seemed mainly heavy. I hope you can't relate to that last sentence. I hope that you still see the beauty and the happiness all around us. The sun rises everyday, and I hope that means something to you. Smiling, and small kind gestures towards others can really mean a lot. But if life is heavy for you, know that you aren't alone in that. We are all here together. We are in this broken world, but we can learn how to make the best of it. Reaching out to a friend that is going through a hard time when you are too can be so tough. But there's an opportunity here to learn about how broken people help broken people. Reach out and accept it when others reach out to you. Take turns just venting, and know that you are there for each other. Talk. Let it out, because you don't have to keep it all built up inside. Relate to each other and help each other figure out how to get through this. Be a support system. When you're trying, I don't think there are bad conversations. The only bad conversations are the ones that aren't of existence. That allow the elephants to fill the room and the heaviness to drag us down even more. I just want to encourage you to be a little more hopeful, and reach out sometimes even after you already have and it didn't work out the way you wanted. You are not alone in any of this. We are here with you. Music is an amazing gift. Powerful music is good. Switchfoot has been playing a lot lately from these speakers. I encourage you to try something similar.


With hope,
Kevin