Heaven Hi, Mothers!

Nancy, the star, the mother of our three boys who are 28, 26 and 24 (so I should say “men”, but to mothers we will always be their “boys”). We were at the market to buy some groceries, because “the boys” were coming over for Mother’s Day and to watch the Lakers game. While shopping I would ask every kid I saw, “Do you know what tomorrow is?” The little girls would say, “Mother’s Day,” with glee; and the boys would say, “Lakers playoff.” The mothers would laugh and reply, “Boys will be boys.” Then it occurred to me why I missed my mom (who is no longer with us) so much on Mother’s Day, because to moms we will always be boys.
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Heaven Hi!

Let’s get this straight, I am hooked on American Idol. So when they did Idol Gives Back, I was moved and grabbed the phone and gave, like millions of others. Then it hit me why was I moved? Was it the pictures of the poor, sick kids or was it the celebrities asking for me to give? I am sure that had something to do with it, what it was for me was a emotional feeling that I cared about making a difference. When I stopped and asked myself “what is this?” and “why?” after the realization that I cared, I was so moved and energized. Then it dawned on me, when we started out on our journey of life, we CARED about life, love, making a difference in the world. We were so full of caring, and then it started to wane - we didn’t care as much about helping others or even ourselves. We stopped caring about the big things first, the planet, our work, voting, education and our health. Then we have stopped caring about our neighbors, next door and globally. Let me ask you: do you know your neighbors by their first names? If you cared you would. It is a part of our DNA to care. How many times do you hear about acts of heroism, or someone giving back, and when asked “why?” they simply say “I cared.”

To me, the will to live isn’t measured by the number of breaths you take, but by caring to help others breathe better.
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