Coming Together

Back in September, we had a couple tornadoes come through Ottawa.  They caused damage worse than the big Ice Storm and a large part of Ottawa was left without power for days.  

Several of a staff lost power at their homes and our office was closed for a day.  However, everyone was ok.

When disaster hits, it’s amazing to see how community comes together.  From the workers at Hydro Ottawa who worked non-stop to restore power to the individual communities who opened up their homes, fridges and hearts to those in need.  We are lucky to live in such a caring city.
Now, we respond great in times of disaster.  How do you bring the same generosity and caring to our day to day lives?

Some questions you can ask yourself are:

• Who can I help today?
  
  • It could be anyone...a friend, family member, and don’t forget yourself if you haven’t taken some personal time in a while.  
    
• What can I do to brighten someone’s day?
  
  • Surprise someone with a lunch, pay for the coffee for the next persona in line, give someone a hug, etc
    
• What could I do for someone that could never pay me back?
  

We are so grateful to be in this city, country, to be on earth in this great time.  Let’s make the world a better place….because it all starts with you.