Friday, February 11, 2022

"No Matter What Is Happening In The world, There Is A Whole Lot Of Good Every Single Hour Of Every Single Day"

Greetings, folks! I'll be sharing about the new job in a future post. However, today I would like to share a post about something that touched me profoundly and reminded me that for all the mayhem going on in this country, there is a whole lot of good too.

I haven't watched the news or read anything online concerning the political landscape of this county in over a month. And can I just tell you how much better I feel? Several months ago I was beginning to feel sick - physically, mentally and emotionally because everything I saw on the news was dark, dismal and strategically manipulative. I realized that watching the news had nothing to do with keeping me informed. On the contrary, its only purpose was to distract me from my own thoughts and beliefs. News no longer reports the news, it's more interested in programing the public. In fact, that's why they call it a news program.

So I decided to do the only thing I had the power to do. And that was to regain my own perspective by disassociating myself from all the media so that I could begin to restore my vision of what I've always believed. And that is that the majority of human beings are innately good. But I had forgotten that because of what has been so bombastically broadcasted for the past 2 1/2 years. 

Pollution.

And I also realized that all that pollution was not coming from only one party, it was coming from both. You see, that's one of the perks about being Independent. You view both parties clearly because you're not married to one or the other; therefore you see them for what they are.

In pulling away from the pollution, not only have I had more positive interactions with people in my day to day life, but I've also been discovering so many inspiring life-stories that people have shared about the heartwarming experiences they've had with other humans. For the past month I have felt lighter, brighter, and overall healthier inside and out because I am focusing my attention on the good in this world. I actually feel as though my heart has opened wider. I feel more "related" to humankind because I see the things that we, as humans, can all relate to.

I feel both the joy and the pain that we as humans all experience, which has caused me to feel more compassionate and part of the whole. 

Last week I spotted a YouTube video that literally jumped out at me. It may have been the title of the video or the photograph, or both. All I know is that I immediately clicked on the 14-minute video and was completely invested until the end. I was so moved by how these two people took a situation that had to have been extremely difficult for them to accept, yet they embraced it. And not only embraced it, but searched for all the "goodness" that surrounded their situation, and found it. 

The title read:

The Separation of Conjoined Twins Lily and Addy Altobelli 

An inspiring story of conjoined twins, Addison (Addy) and Lilianna (Lily) Altobelli, who were successfully separated by surgeons at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP). The girls were born connected at the abdomen and chest, a condition known as thoraco-omphalopagus twins, meaning they shared a liver, diaphragm, chest and abdominal wall.

Before the surgery:

When an ultrasound early in the second trimester showed they were expecting conjoined twins, Dom and Maggie Altobelli began evaluating hospitals, willing to travel as far as necessary from their home in Chicago for care. After they met Holly Hedrick, MD, and the team at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, their decision was made.

Holly Hedrick, MD -

On October 13, 2021, after months of preparation, Addy and Lily underwent a 10-hour surgery and were officially separated at 2:38 p.m. The surgical team, led by Holly Hedrick, MD, included more than two dozen specialists, including general surgeons, anesthesiologists, radiologists, a cardiothoracic surgeon, and plastic surgeons.

After the surgery:

 

Back in Chicago with the twins:

At the end of the video, Dom Altobelli, said this:

"There is so much good in the world. And that's something with this experience that I know Maggie and I are really thankful for. We got to see the best in the world, and the good in the world, because anybody who reached out to us came to us with genuine love and concern for the girls and for us. And that, I think, is the most amazing part of this whole experience. No matter what is happening in the world, there is a whole lot of good every single hour of every single day."

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I leave you with the video. And my suggestion is that you watch it when you have time to actually sit down for 14 minutes and take it all in. Trust me, you will be touched on such a deep level because you will see that, yes, there is a whole lot of good every single hour of every single day. 

And you will also see what the media will never tell you.

That we have more things in common than we do uncommon. And that our natural instinct is to reach out, support others, and be kind. 

So look around you. 

And see the truth. 

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*link to the video in case you would like to bookmark it for later.

*Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) website. 

Have a beautiful weekend, everyone!💗