The Blind Side

The Blind Side - A must see!
Not because it's an amazing event in history, great cinematography or for any other "Hollywood-esk" reason but because it is a real movie about a LIFE that is forever changed for the better because someone resonded to that burn within them. We've all felt that at some point: sit with the new kid in school, share lunch with the friend that didn't bring one...the list could go on and on. We so often don't respond or figure "someone else will do it" but why not you? This movie showed what could happen if we responded yes.

I want to be like Leigh Anne Tuohy - I admire her courage, boldness and pure love. She isn't afraid of life, from what the movie portraid, and she made the well being a person (of whom she didn't know) a priority in her life. She responded and took action when others didn't. It's inspiring. Best of all, it changed her for the better, not just him. God was teaching her something at the same time he was taking care of and protecting one of his children, Michael.

I've always wanted to live a life that matters and I'm not sure what that looks like. Sometimes I think it could be a recognizable thing (like something that could make the news) but I've realized more reacently that it could be touching ONE person's life for the better - the fame is not what it's about, and though i know that, i still wonder if it will be something others will see or even something i'll know about or if it will be something that God and that person will share and i'll be the tool God chose to use in the moment.

I recently heard someone was trampled to death at a Toys R Us on Black Friday. That family will be without that person, and for what reason...a bargain? It's incredibly sad and disheartning that people can't find it within themselfs to WAIT - why do we need to rush into life and at what risk is it. Rush to do errands while talking on the phone and changing the song on our iPod - are we focused on the road and the other lives at stake? Do we care? But do we care enough to stop?

What does it take for us to listen. We learn from mistakes not preventative measures. We rush into errors and "the hard way" but sometimes that means risking what isn't ours to risk...someone's life perhaps. Then try to live with that...I can't imagine it's anything less than difficult on a daily basis.

Let's slow it down a few paces and get pack to our priorities. Who and what do we value? Where is our time spent and where would it be better spent? Who can we invest in - with our time, with love, energy and money?

Say yes and really do it.