Love Handles

This week starts off kind of where last week ended, actually, maybe it's more like a continuation of last weeks episode. I've been thinking a lot about using your platform for good no matter how large or how small, and in light of the Jewish holiday Purim, I feel like there is no better time to start than right now. 

People talk about using whatever tools and resources you can right now to make a difference instead of waiting, but what if we actually listened? Imagine the implications if everyone just did one good thing today. Whether it is giving your money to a charity or cause you support, or donating some of your time to volunteer, impact begins when you stop thinking about impacting people and start doing it. 

Take a listen to me pretending to be Gandhi and hopefully enjoy this weeks episode of Love Handles.

This week's monologue was inspired by the recent shooting that took place in Parkland, Florida, and covers how social media, although helpful in getting the message out there, seems to make us fall short in spurring us to take action.

Although I am very aware that there are a myriad of reputable and much further-educated opinions, i.e., anything from Pod Saves America, my hope is that what you take away is more or less an emotional response, or a naive take that there are people actually working towards changing the narrative, and they should be recognized.

Of course, please engage, interact, and share your concerns or moments that you enjoy and let me know if you know any movers and shakers doing large or small things in their community to make a change. I would love to hear about them and share their story to encourage others to take action. This—all of this—is for you, and me, and everyone who wants to listen and band together and hopefully make the world a better place.

From one idealistic idealist to the other, without further adieu, Love Handles, Season 1 Episode 2.

Love Handles will cover a range of topics that include but are not limited to feelings, feelings, what it's like to have feelings, what it's like to feel feelings, and why I feel like without talking about my feelings I will never get anything done.

So do me a solid and take a listen, make me feel like you are truly my best friend, and redeem a part of my childhood that has been locked away until today, and then tell me what you want to hear. That's all. I love you, you love me, now let's all love each other's love handles together.