Thank God it's not me

This is going to be short and sweet and driven by something I saw on Facebook this morning.  It has nothing to do with politics or prepping per se except that the interviews I saw were kicked off by the supposed decrease in Meals on Wheels benefits along with a few other cuts in assistance programs.

Hey, perhaps it won't happen but, then, perhaps it will.

At certain points in our lives we all are apt to need help.  Years ago I applied for Aid to Dependent Children when I had (a) no job and (b) no husband (no loss there) and (c) no money.  Even though I was in legitimate need I still felt ashamed to have to ask for help.

That being said, some of the people that the video showed were in a pathetic way - and it's easy to say they should just grab their bootstraps and pull themselves up but that ain't always possible McGee.  Some were old, some were old and infirm, some were old, infirm and housebound and surrounded by what was obviously a messy environment that they couldn't even clean up and apparently had no one who cared enough to do it with/for them.

I know the video was designed for political purposes but perhaps look beyond that to the actual situation.

So the next time we are bitching about our bills, or the amount of yard work we've had to do or even the day to day tedium of shopping and cooking and cleaning up after it all?  Take a minute to be thankful that we have the money to pay our bills and shop and the physical ability to do the rest of it.

It's like when I see young people jogging and running:  I always think "enjoy your knees while you still have them!"

So enjoy taking care of ourselves while we can, reach out to those who need us and hope to hell that it never comes to sitting in a cluttered room hoping that someone in Washington doesn't decide we don't need any help any more!

And don't forget TC's advice:

Keep your hands to yourself, leave other people's things alone, and be kind to one another. All we have is each other.

Indeed, TC has it nailed as always - look around and see if there is anyone you could help along - best Christmas present ever!