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Think about your neighbors. How do you think they are doing right now?
We live in a small town with a centralized downtown that often attracts nearby towns to our community. My neighbors are important to me. A few werks ago I shared my neighbor’s photograph if an owl who was sitting in a tree in my yard. My neighbors who have tiny toddlers are important and moved in just before the first baby was born. After the mini blizzard hit Connecticut, I texted them - and we now share the same plow service! Our driveway is quite libg and circular so we found a fabulous plow service - he is meticulous - and now will plow our young neighbor’s driveway too! I try to text everyone in our area and up the road during storms - making sure we are all safe & that help is always here. 💙💙💙
February 7, 2021
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Some people are feeling intense feelings right now as a result of the pandemic. Is anything making you especially sad, angry, or hopeful right now? If so, what's on your mind?
With two mass shootings in the last week, I am feeling intensely sad and even a little fearful. Is any place safe? A spa? A supermarket? a church? Why are our lawmakers reluctant to take decisive steps? Can anything really be done, i.e. will more strict gun safety laws mitigate acts of senseless violence? Can we accurately spot potential violent offenders? Or, is this the American way and are we destined to go down in history as a barbaric people, mindlessly killing each other for no reason, our leaders turning away? I am haunted by questions like these. I pray. I journal. I meditate. I try to make a difference in my own circles, the only difference I CAN make. Yet I weep for the victims, feeling utterly powerless and hope that my silently whispered prayers will somehow comfort the survivors. The world can be so cruel.
March 24, 2021