Dolly Partonis asking her fans for a simple birthday gift this year.
“This year my birthday wish is a call for kindness,” Parton wrote.
“We can’t just hope for a brighter day, we have to work for a brighter day.

Dolly Parton.Credit: Fran Strine
Love too often gets buried in a world of hurt and fear.
So today, January 19th, let’s get to unearthing love.”
Parton is certainly working for a brighter day.
(Oh, and she also movedStephen Colbertto tears withher performance of a sad songonThe Late Show.)