If self-validation were our most significant societal measure - we would give trophies to ourselves.
One service to need heals an ancient wound.
Change the conversation of the world by dwelling on what's gone right.
What is our family? We touch our full hearts and see ourselves reflected whole in each other's eyes.
Your eyes must not determine what you see. pay attention.
Tonight, late, when I'm still not done with the day but must comply with sleep, I can whisper, "There was done a little good today. Today I changed myself and the world, just a little. And yes, I loved." Most days, that is enough.