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Diana M Maul (Halstead)
Class call to arms…
We used to see each other every single day…for years! Now, we only have an opportunity to see each other every 5 years. To find out someone dear to us as a child is now facing a challenge - alone - can be heartbreaking, knowing that we would have been willing to be there for that person had we of known.
It’s no secret we are getting older. It’s also no secret that many of us are facing challenges. Some challenges are health related; some are loss; and some are mental or emotional challenges.
You’ve all seen my posts asking for prayers, but not naming anyone. It’s because they want to keep their challenge private…and that’s ok. Not everyone posts their life on social media. And just because someone posts family photos, vacations, memories, recipes, or wordy-challenges/games does not mean they are without challenge.
Privately, in the past year, we have had classmates have:
Open heart surgery,
Heart attack,
Cancer,
Amputation,
Loss of a spouse,
Loss of a sibling or child,
Dementia,
Parkinson’s,
Multiple sclerosis,
Loneliness,
Abuse,
Caring for a spouse,
..and more
Had we of reached out to each of the above people could it have made their journey a little less of a challenge? I’m betting it would have.
In high school we had clicks. Some say we still do. But isn’t it time to see the real picture…the real picture that we are all ONE…
One class…
in One town…
One group of friends…
at One school…
One entity that lived as only we could.
We Are One.
If we could each put aside differences from so long ago and reach out to a classmate by text or phone…it might just make their day…and yours.
Anyone, anytime…call or text me. I always answer my phone: 904-487-8485
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