there are so many who need help. and i know i can only
do so much. the feeling of not being able to assist in crisis
haunts me. i drove home today feeling helpless.

and then the tadpole thing happpened.

a swamp of sorts has made its home in the street
outside our house. hundreds of little tadpoles are now living there.
and when i parked my car today, it splashed half of these little
guys onto the sidewalk. there they were, flopping about, and there i was
with a palm leaf trying to help each and every one back into the water.

i know the neighbor thought i was crazy,
as tadpole rescue is hardly a priority during this time.
and i know as the water goes down they will die anyways.
but i couldnt just walk away.

maybe one might live and make it to their frog destined life.

maybe not.

but i realized in that moment it was important that i save those
little critters because i was so desperate to have the feeling of being able to help someone, some thing....