Where I live in the
UK today there is heavy snow and ice. Beautiful to look but it can severely
affect the lives of many.
It’s not just the elderly we need to be mindful of in
adverse winter conditions, (although we should care whatever the weather),
anybody with a physical impairment can find themselves housebound. Prosthetic
limbs do not cope well on slippery surfaces. Wheelchair wheels cannot grip.
Sufferers of lung conditions struggle to breathe in the cold air. Walking
sticks become unstable. The list could go on and on.
Driving back from my physiotherapy today we passed a lady
struggling to self-propel in her wheelchair. We stopped the car and offered her
a lift which she accepted. It didn’t take long to fold up her chair and drive
her where she needed to be.
To encourage my children to think of ways they can brighten
someone’s day we now have a book in the kitchen where they can record any
random acts of kindness they carry out.
They have volunteered to shovel the snow from the drives at the old
people’s bungalows near us.
I don’t want it to become competitive but believe awareness is
the first step towards a better world. All we can do is pay it forward one step at a time. Kindness is contagious. Be a carrier.
Louise xx
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