I'll be there

I'm not sure if many of you are like me, but I have a lot of natural empathy and have a tendency to tear up over everything. Moms walking with their toddlers, commercials, Christmas church services, the way my nephew pats my cheeks & kisses me, the list just goes on and on.

Commercials though, the reaction I have to them just amazes me. A few examples:

The holiday Folgers commercial. You know the one - they run it every year. The son comes home to surprise his family. The little girl comes down & finds him. They make coffee. *cue eye watering* The mom comes downstairs and sees him. *commence tears*

I can't even watch Humane Society or ASPCA commercials. Forget it. I'm a sobbing wreck mid-way through.

The most recent one is the State Farm commercial. I'm not sure why, but even the beginning, when the song is playing gets me started. I first saw this commercial while on a treadmill last week. Eyes tearing up, I looked around to make sure I was alone. Have you seen it? Here are some of the key features:

• Michael Jackson (as part of the Jackson 5) is singing I'll Be There
• A breast cancer survivor walking with friends/family, all sporting their pink
• A couple leaning on each other as they survey the devastation of losing their home
• A little boy waiting with his father for his mom, a female soldier, to step off the bus

It gets me every time. Just thinking about it has me tearing up now. The message I walk away with each time I see it or think about it is that you need someone (or several someone's) to lean on, someone to trust. So many of you in blog-land support each other & I find that amazing. So here's to you - fellow bloggers - you are the best.

Yet again, I still can't figure out how to load this video, so if anyone can tell me how, that would be wonderful!.