Heroes

Today I am thankful for heroes that show up to save the day.....that show up just in the nick of time to save you from peril or save your day from certain disaster.  I am thankful for the heroes that take the time to be there, who think of others before themselves, who answer calls for help....who save your day in little ways that mean so much.  I am thankful for the heroes, that by their deeds of goodness....breathe light and hope back into your soul and leave you with renewed belief....in love and friendship and the human race.


This photo is Cara's.  These are some of her friends from college days.  She has kept in touch with some of them...and I am very glad.  I didn't really know them all that well...I baked for them...and I earned a couple of facebook friends in the process...which is always a thrill for an old lady like me.  I am glad she kept in touch with them...because they are good people.....and leaving the world in their hands seems like a safe thing to do.

 I am especially glad, because last night, Cara was in a little situation...and two of these girls who happened to live in the city came to the rescue.  I am not going to go into the gory details, but suffice it to say, that Cara was stranded in the NYC  last night and she wasn't sure how she was going to get home until her friends came to her rescue.  They saved her life, relatively speaking, they saved me a trip to the city...which was going to have to be the next step.  Don't fear Cara wasn't in harm's way, but she did have a stressful situation on her hands.   Cara is relatively new to the metropolitan area, and she has met a couple of people here and there...but really doesn't have any good friends to call in case of emergency.  And this was an emergency.  Although Cara keeps in touch with these friends, they hadn't seen each other in months....but they still came to her rescue...and I am forever indebted.  They may not have been the kind of superhero that throws themselves in front of a speeding bullet...but they gave the help that was needed.  And they eased my worried mom's heart, and Cara made it home safe and sound last night.   And I will forever be indebted to them!!

Heroes are people who put someone else first for a few moments...and themselves second...and that is such an honorable and noble thing to do.  It is something we should all strive for...to try to be a hero in someone's life...someone's day.  There are heroes that save our days in little ways that can mean so much....a smile, a word of encouragement, a laugh.  Sometimes their very presence in your life just saves your day.  Oh there are grand and glorious gestures...feats of bravery.... and there are those who are continually swooping in and saving you from certain disaster.   We have been so lucky to have so many heroes in our life.  So many who have blown in to save our days...and save our souls.  Tonight I am giving thanks for each and every one.  I pray that I can pay it forward and accomplish all kinds of heroic acts....and maybe if I'm lucky, I can be their hero right back!!

"A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself."

~ Joseph Campbell