Life Isn't About Stuff; It's About People

This morning Bruce White is going to install a portable generator for our home - a generator that my parents Jim and Cathy Bizarri helped provide for our family.  Sometime mid-morning, I'm going to go speak with Marcie Fuller, who helps staff our church during the day.  Later on my step-daughter Kenzie Harrison is going to cut my hair at the new salon she's working at in Aledo.  After that, I'm going to umpire a softball game at Sherrard that Jim Kalina assigned me.  I'll be working with Bob Glidden, and I'm not sure whether I'll umpire behind the plate or on the bases.

And that's just the current plan.  It's only 7:24 a.m., and who knows how many other people are going impact my day today.

My point with today's post is that our lives are about people.  Yes, we have amazing phones, televisions, automobiles, and lots of other "stuff" - wonderful technology and equipment that make life more comfortable and enjoyable.  The people in our lives, though, are what matter most.  And not because the help us, but because we all help each other.

For example, I'm going to help my parents Jim and Cathy with some little projects around their farm tomorrow.  I help Jim Kalina by helping him working softball games he assigns, and I'm going to help Bob be the best umpiring team we can be for the fresh/soph softball game, and hopefully together will help manage a safe, competitive game between Sherrard and Bureau Valley.

I'm pretty sure I won't be helping Bruce or Marcie or Kenzie today, but who knows about tomorrow or next week or sometime next month or next year?  We are in this together right?

And it's not about whether we are old or young; rich or poor; male or female; gay or straight; black, brown, or white; rural, suburban, or urban; Muslim or Christian; or whatever differences may exist between us.  We are people.

Aren't we here on earth for just a very short time?  Don't we have such an awesome opportunity to positively impact our lives together while we exist?

Have a great day with the people that will impact your day and the impact you will make on others today!