Rabbit Rabbit.

I hate winter. I hate seeing my breath in the air. I hate that sneaking suspicion… are my toes wet or just cold?? I hate wearing two layers of pants. I hate it!

So this year when Buffalo made it 235 days between snow seasons ( Think this is like the 3rd or 4th longest since 1884) I wasn’t frowning. I was, however, driving.

When I miss the bus to work, I usually take the house car. It’s about an hour wait between buses, and driving actually takes me half as long. I just have to give up the serenity of an hour on the bus. On the way home from work today I see something great. An SUV stalled in the middle of a large intersection that enters a major road. As soon as I come up to the red light I see a sedan full of young guys rush over to the SUV. In about 7 seconds flat, they get thing in neutral and off into a nearby parking lot. What a wonderful act of kindness.

I’m learning all kinds of things about kindness this year. St. Johns Outreach Center = Kindness 101. Learning how far a little kindness goes and how dark it can get when you miss that piece. Kindness is simple and monumental. I share my office with two employees of a group called Pathstone. They are being so secretly kind to me and keeping me sane. Carl shares his wisdom with me and Marcell shares his calm. I feel really lucky to be here.

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