Choose Good

Someone I know recently made a trip to the grocery store. Another shopper thought she was buying too much bread for her family of nine and assaulted her. My friend is shaken but okay. The assailant was escorted from the premises.

Unfortunately, emergencies bring out the worst is some. Whenever there is some sort of trauma going on in the world (and when is there NOT these days?) all kinds of crazies are going to come out of the woodwork. Don’t fall prey to one of them.

You’re probably going to get phone calls from people claiming to be from different charities that are raising money for this and that. I used to try to tell them “No” politely. Now I just hang up. Or, better yet, don’t answer numbers you do not recognize, even those with the same area code you have. If you can and want to contribute to a charity, use one you have used before.

While disasters bring out the scary, they also can bring out the best of us.  Be one of them.

We are all spending more time at home, so use some of the ingredients sitting in your cupboards and make home-cooked meals. Check on your friends, and if they are symptom-free, pool your pantry resources and make a large meal that you can share whether or not you eat in the same room. 

While you’re at it, take a plate to that widower down the street. Doorbell ditching is now back in!