There's something important on my mind this week.
I'm taking a break this week to send something different.
There are no free books, no marketing my own stories.
I just want to take the time out to say BE KIND.
In today's world of toxic Tik Tok videos, social media where you can say whatever you want, road rage, and all the stress we're under...please, just take the time to be kind.
That might mean, scrolling past a post that you really really want to comment on and tell the poster they're an idiot.
It might mean, not saying what you really feel to a relative.
It might mean letting that jerk who raced by you on the Interstate while you patiently waited in the left lane, cut in front of you a mile down the road.
I find that I want to be around people less and less because they're just so mean and judgemental. It can be hard not to speak up, not to give someone the finger, not to them they're an idiot, not post that comment, but please, remember that everyone around you is human. Maybe their dog died that day and they're struggling to cope. Maybe they're a single parent that can't afford food. Maybe they're in the middle of the divorce. Maybe they're just jerks who think of nothing but themselves and don't care about anyone else.
But that doesn't mean you have to sink to their level.
So don't send that email. Don't post that comment. Don't yell at the waiter or waitress because your food was terrible and took forever to get there. Just be kind. Let it roll off your back.
Get lost in a favorite book, snuggle your furbaby, vent to your spouse or friend...whatever it takes, but please don't add to the toxicity that is so rampant in the world right now.
I'm still working on this myself. I'm not perfect, nor would I ever pretend to be.
Read on!
~Susan
PS: This email wasn't prompted by anyone being mean to me, or at least not any more than usual. As a "public figure" I get my share of nasty emails, but honestly, this newsletter is more a general statement. I've seen so much hatred and meanness lately and just wish people could live their lives with a little more forgiveness in their hearts.
There are no free books, no marketing my own stories.
I just want to take the time out to say BE KIND.
In today's world of toxic Tik Tok videos, social media where you can say whatever you want, road rage, and all the stress we're under...please, just take the time to be kind.
That might mean, scrolling past a post that you really really want to comment on and tell the poster they're an idiot.
It might mean, not saying what you really feel to a relative.
It might mean letting that jerk who raced by you on the Interstate while you patiently waited in the left lane, cut in front of you a mile down the road.
I find that I want to be around people less and less because they're just so mean and judgemental. It can be hard not to speak up, not to give someone the finger, not to them they're an idiot, not post that comment, but please, remember that everyone around you is human. Maybe their dog died that day and they're struggling to cope. Maybe they're a single parent that can't afford food. Maybe they're in the middle of the divorce. Maybe they're just jerks who think of nothing but themselves and don't care about anyone else.
But that doesn't mean you have to sink to their level.
So don't send that email. Don't post that comment. Don't yell at the waiter or waitress because your food was terrible and took forever to get there. Just be kind. Let it roll off your back.
Get lost in a favorite book, snuggle your furbaby, vent to your spouse or friend...whatever it takes, but please don't add to the toxicity that is so rampant in the world right now.
I'm still working on this myself. I'm not perfect, nor would I ever pretend to be.
Read on!
~Susan
PS: This email wasn't prompted by anyone being mean to me, or at least not any more than usual. As a "public figure" I get my share of nasty emails, but honestly, this newsletter is more a general statement. I've seen so much hatred and meanness lately and just wish people could live their lives with a little more forgiveness in their hearts.
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