Heroes...

I’ve never really been into the ‘hype’ of new television shows. It always seemed to me that networks built their new shows up, and just as soon as you got excited about them, they failed to captivate you like their ‘previews’ did.

I work in television, so there is ALWAYS something new coming to the screen. I work for the local NBC affiliate, so I’m a little biased to that network. I must say, they’ve ‘brought it on’, if you will, this fall. With shows like Journeyman, LIFE, Chuck, Bionic Woman, and Heroes, their lineup is something to take notice of.

If you’ve never seen the show Heroes, I encourage you to check it out. It’s a show that I never thought I’d like, but I must say, after watching a few episodes of last season and being intrigued by the first episode of this season, I’m reminded that there is a certain element that we all have to ‘fit in’, yet there is something extraordinary about each of us.

“We dream of hope, we dream of change, so much struggle for meaning, for purpose, and only in the end do we find it in each other; in the fantastic, in the mundane, the simple human need to find a kindred, and to know in the end that we are not alone, and that all we need is each other.”

Angels...

I've been thinking a lot lately about life…

As the weeks, months, and years continue to pass us by, I fear that my contribution hasn't been all that it could be. So many times we get caught up in work, play, and really, in general: LIFE. It's an amazing gift, but have you ever wondered what if you didn't have another day? I know, I know, it sounds a little morbid, but hear me out.

Do you ever lay awake at night and wonder if you made any difference at all and if you didn't wake up in the morning, if God would say, 'Well done'. I don't know…All my life, I've had this innate feeling inside of me, to just want to matter in some way, to someone, to make a difference…

…Although, perhaps we never know who we really touch on a daily basis. It's amazing the people that cross our paths and just a simple gesture could make their day. As a really inspiring song by a band called Skillet says, "What will you do to help someone along the way? Just a touch, a smile as you turn the other cheek; Pray for your enemies, humble yourself…; In the midst of the most painful faces; Angels show up in the strangest of places".

What can we do more of to "help someone along the way"? What can I do more of to help those in need, just trying to exist in this place we call home, in this world of blank stares and people trying to 'get ahead', no matter who they step on in the process? I think that we can all be an 'angel' to someone, without even knowing it. It's our actions that speak the loudest, which can really show people how beautiful life can be.

I suppose this morbid thinking has a point…if I didn't wake up tomorrow; I'd like to think that somehow, some way my actions spoke louder than my words. And, furthermore, in the midst of the chaos that life can bring, I'd like to think that somehow, some way you and I can be more than just blank faces, stagnant stares, and greedy mongers, becoming 'angels' for the people we know and those we don't...