IT'S GOOD TO BE TOGETHER

 

 When family and friends come together for the holidays

(In North Carolina that means cooler weather!)

one of the things we say when we all gather is…

It’s good to be together…

And as we leave to go our separate ways…

with each hug our hearts begin to soften…

and we say to one another…

we need to get together more often.

The times we get together are important…

It helps the bonds we form remain strong…

It’s wonderful to feel the love…the support…

to feel we belong.

The stronger this bond is in each family…

the more we love, welcome, accept and forgive….

The easier it is to extend this feeling of togetherness

into the world in which we live.

Showing the rest of the world we are all together is important

It helps our world community remain strong

It helps all of us feel love and support 

It elps us feel that they belonged.

We don’t need to be the same color, religion…

have the same sexual preferences to be together…

to belong….

Having the ability to come together in spite of our differences

that’ s what make us strong!

We know from our families and friends how togetherness

fosters understanding, kindness, love and joy

and has the ability to rebuild……whatever hatred can destroy

If the world could come together…in support and joy and laughter

think of all the endorphins that would be released….

All this togetherness…this sharing…this supporting one another 

could lead to happiness…

and peace.

And we’d reach a point in this world…

where even after all the bad times we have weathered….

we can look around at all the people of the world and say

It’s good to be together.