Greetings,
I would like to share the following wisdom this week. What a great reminder for us as we maneuver through our busy days!
 
The 6 Second Challenge…

“In 6 seconds you can kiss someone like you mean it. In 6 seconds you can hold open a door. In 6 seconds you can wait for a little straggler to catch up. “I’ll wait for you,” you can even say.
 
In 6 seconds you can take a deep breath. In 6 seconds you can let it go. “It’s not worth it,” you can say. In 6 seconds you can tuck a note in a lunch box or in a pocket. It takes 2 seconds to make a heart.
 
In 6 seconds you can say you’re sorry. In 6 seconds you can cut yourself some slack. In 6 seconds you can throw away that picture, that pair of pants, that inner bully that keeps you from loving this day, this you.
 
In 6 seconds you can feel the sunshine. In 6 seconds you decide it’s time to stop looking back. In 6 seconds you can whisper, “It’s gonna be okay,” to yourself or to someone who’s scared.
 
I used to sound like a broken record. “I don’t have time,” I would always say. But then I realized what could happen in a mere 6 seconds.
 
It’s enough to make a bad day good … It’s enough to bring life back to your weary bones … It’s enough to change someone’s story … It’s enough to remember what really matters in the midst of so much that doesn’t.”         

by Rachel Macy Stafford

Warmly,

Lori Nitchals, Parish Nurse

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