I’m so glad yesterday’s memorial service for Michael Jackson included a rendition of Heal The World, the song he created while in his Giving Tree at the Neverland Ranch…a song he and David Foster produced and released in 1991!

Oh, if only we could all strive to make this world a better place for everyone!

Yes, there’s something good and amazing that happens when we are able to get our eyes off of our own pain and minister out to other people who are hurting—It brings a healing to our heart that could not be found any other way!

Plus, we feel a sense of interconnectedness.

We live in the goodness that is life.

And we feel peace.

Try giving a flower from your garden…passing on a good book you’ve finished…paying-it-forward…being a mentor…using your favorite hobby to fundraise for a good cause…giving hugs…making a wish…saying a prayer…apologizing…doing something to beautify your corner of the world…

And learn to smile and laugh (because humor disengages fear).

Above all, make peace with yourself and your life.

Melanie Hack
Author of Who Killed My Sister, My friend
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