At times like these, we should listen to the wisdom of quiet heroes.
I had promised myself I wasn’t going to write about the shootings in Connecticut yesterday, but it weighs too heavy on my heart. I have a lot of things I think and feel about what happened. Most everyone does. Sadness and horror and gut wrenching sympathy for the town of Newton pervade my thoughts. I cannot imagine. It is simple as that, I cannot imagine.
The second major thought is a fear we will react to this tragedy out of our intense pain and terror. When something this unbelievable happens we want answers and justice and something to make us feel safe. We want to make sense. There is no sense. We want to rant and rave and to fix things. It is hard to see clearly when there is so much emotion involved.
Today, focus on what you can do to help heal yourself and those around you. Help the victims. I’ll link whatever aid ideas I can find at the end. Call the people you love. Pray your heart out if it makes you feel more calm and at peace. The only thing we have to do as a nation right now is heal.
It is so easy to turn this into a political or social issue right now. It is how we handle fear and pain. I beg you to not do that or attack others. Focus on yourself and those around you, and, when we have calmer heads, then turn to the bigger picture.
My instincts tell me to meet this with love. I don’t see how a little bit of that could hurt right now.
It looks like the Huffington Post did my work for me. Here is a link to their article about how to help.
Be kind today.
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