Today was a beautiful day! I spent the day with the Pikes Peak Young Marines and a whole lotta bikers! We were a part of the United States Marine Corps' Toys for Tots toy drive. What a wonderful experience! Seeing all those folks on their wicked cool motorcycles, with toys and stuffed animals, dressed like Santa Claus, or in their vests with a thousand different buttons and badges, it helped me to see the kindness and generosity that exists in this world. Everyday in the news we hear about another burglary or personal crime against each other. It can be very discouraging and it makes me wonder if there is any good left. Today, there was an abundance of good! So many of those men and women on their 2-wheeled steeds had been to war and could have come back hateful and angry, yet they were laughing and joyous in their mission to collect toys for less fortunate children. They were cooperative and organized, they were polite and friendly, and they were respectful of each other and their shared goal. It was an incredible thing to see and I was honored to be a part of it.
Today was a good day!
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