Support

On Wednesday, another colleague who had previously shared the story of her participation in 3Day gave me an "awareness bracelet." I've seen countless of these plastic bracelets, in various shades, on various wrists, since they became popular a few years ago. If I may be honest, I think I had written them off as trendy, meaningless, unnecessary. Even if I thought they were a great idea, I think I'm suspicious of the newest thing--I'm not on Facebook, I don't text, I never watched Survivor. That combined with the fact that I haven't worn bracelets since slap bracelets went out meant that I never thought about supporting a cause by wearing a bracelet. Then again, no one had ever GIVEN me a bracelet, especially one that would proclaim the message of a cause I'm supporting. This all changed on Wednesday. I will wear this bracelet with pride, not because I now love awareness bracelets :), but because of what it symbolizes, and because my friend Kathleen gave it to me.

Cinnamon