Sometimes You Could Cry All Day

Maybe everyone feels this way --- there are some days where you could cry all day, about good things, sad things, ridiculous things.
Tears will well up when reading about the accidental death of some teen, who happened to be driving in the wrong place at the wrong time. Or, actually, anytime you happen to accidentally open the paper to the Obituary section.
But you could cry about the unending love and support provided by helper animals to disabled people, the amazing acts of kindness that some people do for others less fortunate or a really nice Good Samaritan story.
Ben's Bells is one of those stories, where a young boy's death has spurred people to make and randomly hang bells with messages in Tucson and other parts of the country. People that find the bells are asked to send in their stories; it is remarkable how they end up with people that need a positive message, prayers or kindness from strangers.
Yes, you could cry because your family is aging or unwell, or that war is going on and killing innocent civilians, or that millions are dying in Darfur. Or that global warming and pollution are changing our world daily.
But you have to, at some point, get a grip on the big picture and try, each day, to make a difference in what you do have control over. At least that is what I tell myself every day.