Lean on me.
Yesterday when I wrote this post, What’s on my heart, I had the song, Lean on me, running in my head. Amazingly, on facebook, I saw two references to it yesterday and this morning when I took the time to watch this video that Dawn Bugni shared from another colleague, I heard it again.
I don’t have a lot of songs running around in my head but this one was stuck. Watch the video:
And then look at the words:
Lean on me, when you’re not strong
And I’ll be your friend
I’ll help you carry on
For it won’t be long
‘Til I’m gonna need
Somebody to lean on
The rest of the lyrics by Bill Withers are here.
We all have work to do. Keep coming up with ways to help those who need our help. I saw this tweet from Jason Alba fly by this morning.
Alone it seems we can do little. But take those individual “littles” and combine them and together we can do a lot. One little step at a time. We are living in challenging times. Let’s step up!
Julie,
What a wonderful way to start the day! Yes, we can all help someone. It is the simple acts of kindness that keep the world moving! Thank you for your motivation this morning!
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Thank you, Hannah! When something is on my mind, I have to write about it until I can move on. Now I can focus on the rest of the days work! Somehow I think you and I have the same hearts. I would love to chat someday!
Thanks Julie, for a beautiful post, touching video, and absolutely spot-on suggestion! What may seem like a small gesture/act of kindness to the person performing it can make all the difference to the recipient.
It only takes a bit of time to call a friend, colleague, or acquaintance who is in transition — or could just use a pick-me-up — and let them know we care and are sending them good wishes. Sending a note, sharing something from our garden, or taking them to tea or lunch (as in Jason’s wonderful example) are all ways to brighten someone’s day (and ours, too).
Letting someone know we’re happy to support them, either by offering a specific way we can help or asking them to let us know what would be helpful, also allows people to open up and invite us in.
Thanks for sharing your lovely post, Julie! It serves as a wonderful reminder and call to action for all of us
~Shahrzad
Thank you, Shahrzad, I really appreciate the kind words. I think often we are afraid to help or even offer help. We think we would be intruding and we do that when someone is seriously ill, is going through a divorce, lost a loved one, lost a job, or just is struggling. By not wanting to intrude, we do more harm than if we had bungled it a bit.