Somedays I don’t like people.

The selfish,

horrible,

mean things that we do to each other -

the cruelty to race, creed and kind,

it makes my heart hurt

and then there are days when I love humanity.

A selfless gift,

a helping hand for someone who is struggling -

people who can see beyond their own troubles

people who haven’t got a lot but give all they can

and just like that I feel blessed.

Like yesterday;

when  I went out to a work site to thank a  prodominantly male population from Hunter Expressway Alliance

for pledging and donating blood for Ivy -

men and women who gave blood in such large numbers that they saved over 1000 lives doing so.

I stood, looking out on this sea of (no longer) strangers who had given their hearts away to my girl

and had done something so beautiful

that when I came to thank them

I was brought to tears.

Big,

strong,

hard working men

with their loud laughter and big smiles

genuinely cared for Ivy

and it felt like she was being carried,

and like I needed to see,

to understand this conundrum of humans

and to believe again in the good of others.

When I came home some friends had picked up on my wanting to raise money for  the Starlight Christmas Mission

and it had been shared on social media

and on blogs.

By lunchtime we had reached halfway to our goal

and by early afternoon we were there.

Now,

this evening we are over double our original target.

Friends are still donating

and tonight, at this time of year,

I am feeling so thankful for people  -

so grateful to all of you out there,

who help to restore my faith

and I feel lucky to be a part of it all.