Dooley Noted: 3/24/2015
Some people think Facebook isn’t real life.
But real life is changing.
I can’t recall my last phone call that wasn’t my mother.
I live far from my family.
I meet around 2,000 new people a year. Keeping up with them would be impossible by phone or by meetings.
So, I stay connected with them via Facebook and email.
So, when I had an overwhelming week, I received multiple communications of people reaching out to give back to me.
I still grieved my losses. But I did it with an outpouring of support.
Many of these people I know or have met during the educational process.
Other people are those I only know on social media.
But support is simply help in any form. And last week, I certainly could use any extra support that others had to give.
This made me more compassionate to everyone around me. I found myself giving an outpouring of support to every person choosing to open up to me.
The outpouring is something you can only receive if both parties are on board.
You can choose to drown in your troubles.
Or, you can receive the outpouring of support offered to you.
You might even give an outpouring right back to someone else.
As always, it’s your call.
– Dr. Kathy Dooley