• Posted on May 2, 2024

Yesterday while on my way to teach a college class in sociology, the most ADORABLE turtle blocked my way.

It was moving S-L-O-W, as turtles do. I didn’t have an extra 10 minutes to wait for it to cross the road. Can you relate?

Thankfully, my spouse left the house when I did and was right behind me. He removed the turtle and I made it to my sociology class on time.

I really enjoy meeting my animal neighbors!

I think it may have been a ‘box’ turtle. Just too adorable not to share this story.

As much of a brief inconvenience it was, I am reminded of our neighbors, human and animal. Plants and our environment. We must coexist with compassion, love, and consideration.

What if we thought twice about our actions and not run over others because we are in a rush or thinking solely about ourselves and our needs? The ramifications of doing otherwise would be painful and generational.

It starts with us. It can start big or small. It can start with helping a scared turtle cross the road.

Every deed, small or large ripples across the universe, our spirits, and our hearts.

𝐻𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑦𝑜𝑢 ℎ𝑎𝑑 𝑎 𝑠𝑖𝑚𝑖𝑙𝑎𝑟 𝑖𝑛𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑣𝑒𝑛𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑟𝑢𝑝𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑑𝑎𝑦, 𝑏𝑢𝑡 𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑛𝑒𝑑 𝑜𝑢𝑡 𝑡𝑜 𝑏𝑒 𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝑖𝑛 𝑠𝑜𝑚𝑒 𝑤𝑎𝑦?

𝑊ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑠𝑚𝑎𝑙𝑙 𝑜𝑟 𝑙𝑎𝑟𝑔𝑒 𝑑𝑒𝑒𝑑 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑑𝑜𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑜𝑟 𝑤𝑎𝑛𝑡 𝑡𝑜 𝑑𝑜 𝑡𝑜 ℎ𝑒𝑙𝑝 𝑚𝑎𝑘𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑙𝑑 𝑎 𝑏𝑒𝑡𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝑝𝑙𝑎𝑐𝑒?

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