Do you guys mind if I stand on a soapbox for moment?

I saw the movie "Big Hero 6" today.

I had been struggling with my emotions after having a flashback, and so I decided to do something to shake myself out of it rather than stew, and so I went to the movie.

It is an awesome movie, but what hit me was the themes, which I found pretty profound for a Disney film - grief, vengeance, and justice.

After the movie was over, I began to think about it, and I realized that although I don't have any superpowers, I too am faced with the choice between wanting to hurt those who hurt me vs finding a better answer.

And I choose the better answer - I want to make a difference, to help others.

How can I help others? Well, one way for sure is I can use what I have - my imagination and writing - to maybe let people know they arent alone, to maybe give them a little break from their problems, or maybe even help stoke the fires of compassion in my readers, maybe even inspire them to make a difference too.

And then I realized if I could make a difference, so could everyone who reads this blog.

You can make a difference folks.

You can be heroes.

To quote one of my favorite heroes, Angel from the show "Angel", ...

"Lets go to work!"