Former Nashvillian and Hootervillian, ariedana is starting something rather cool on Twitter.

So, through a series of very interesting series of Twitter discussions about it, I’ve formulated this rough sort of plan.

1. If you’re on Twitter, and if you or someone else on Twitter or someone close to you is going through illness, death, painful life changes or any of the sort of things that make you feel really alone sometimes, post about it to Twitter and hashtag it #spreadthelove.
2. If you see the Tweet, take the name into your heart somehow. Some of us would want to say a quick prayer for the person, others might have their own prayer rituals or circles to participate in, or just simply thinking some good thoughts and “sending” energy through your own means.

Some of you are completely atheistic and may think any of this sort of thing is complete hogwash. That’s your right to believe, and this is not intended to turn Twitter into some huge religious prayer gathering. It’s just a chance for us all to care for each other as the family that some of us have become a part of. All I ask myself is for you to not mock our faith and beliefs and not turn it into something that’s met with expressions of annoyance or mistrust.

Because this is intended to be a positive community effort to do one thing — care. No money is involved at all. This is not intended to be a means for anyone to ask for money or help. Any attempts to do so would invite abuse, and that would ruin the action.

Ariedana used to work at WKRN and is now in Huntsville.

It is of the good.