“Turbulence and chaos has once again taken a foothold upon this world. How do you respond? Do you wait until it sits upon your doorstep or do you take control of your life without expecting others to pick up the pieces for you? This might sound rather harsh depending on where you stand in this one moment in time. But that is exactly what you must remember. It is this one moment in time in which you have a choice. You’ve always had a choice. If things seem unbearable turn back to The One, call upon friends to help support, but not to be all your support. Have your time period to vent, to cry, to grieve; this is important. To deny ones feelings is not healthy; to live in them without taking steps to move forward is devastating and detrimental to you and all life around you. If you need counseling, seek it. If you need to reach out to your crisis center do so. Just do something, take action. Take the time to process your emotions for that too is sacred, and then take the steps to move forward. This is healthy for you and a healthy life example for your children to live by.
Chaos beyond the home front is hammering at this world. What needs to be remembered is that if you only think of devastation as outside your sphere, meaning it does not touch you or yours, then you have missed the biggest lesson that life gives you. Just like that smile you gift upon another that touches another, and then another as it is passed along, so are your actions and inactions. This is not the time to say, ‘This isn’t my problem’ or ‘Those poor people.’ This is the time to do something that takes action. Prayer is good, but without action you are placing everything on God. God asks you to grow, you to take care of one another. He asks of you what you ask of Him. “
It can seem overwhelming when bombs are going off or someone you know loses a child. What can I do? The first thing you can do is not turn away. How hard is that? If your heart is open, most likely this isn’t that difficult, unless you’re an empath and that is a whole other story. Active listening without giving advice is a great gift that is frequently not given. I’ve heard from many people battling cancer that which hurts them most is that people didn’t know what to say, so they stopped visiting and/or talking with them. Death, in no matter what form you’re touched, is difficult and there is no one among us who will not be touched by it. What you do matters. It matters so much, you may not even be aware of its depth and impact. Even if you don’t know, understand it’s probably more than you realize and come from that perspective.
So first listen. If you don’t know what to do after that, gather your like-minded friends and brainstorm some ideas. Community is also key.
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