Be That One Person

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This old gal…

Won’t ramble today…her thoughts…are too laser focused…on a text received this morning…in response to a recent school shooting...from that teacher daughter of hers…

Informing her sisters and me…on our group chat…we call Besties…that if she should die before she has a family…sell her belongings…and use it to pay off their student loans…

No person…at the age of 22…should have those worries…at 7:00 am…while getting ready for work…
No person…should have those worries…ever…

Work should be safe…schools should be safe…grocery stores…should be safe…

Violence is never the answer…yet it continues to escalate…this old gal has no answers…and has little power…to change the crazy of today…but she can try…

Taught the little ones…36 years…saw so many…that were lost…scared…broken…
Little Miss…middle school teacher…one year in…sees kids…lost…scared…broken…
Middle Miss…youth probation officer…just starting out…sees youth…lost scared…broken…
Big Sis…university advisor and teacher…sees young adults…lost…scared…broken…

Research shows…that it only takes one caring adult…to change the trajectory…of a child’s life…

One…just one…only one…
I am one…YOU are one…

Teacher…neighbor…parent…grandparent…friend…boss…coworker…pastor…mentor…pizza man…

Ran into a former student…we chatted…and laughed…he’s grown up…loves his job…is happy…
As we parted…he said…if it hadn’t been for you…I never would have made it…

ONE…it takes…just one…caring adult…

Be that one…

And those daughters of mine…agree…