Friday, September 1,2017 – Snarky Friday is Coming, but First
I am going to reduce my Facebook posts and shares regarding Hurricane Harvey and the devastating aftermath. I am on Devastation Overload.
The Uglies (and I am one of them) are beginning to appear in others’ replies, posts and shares.
With any loss we as humans go through five identified stages of grief. Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression and Acceptance. https://grief.com/the-five-stages-of-grief/ The stages do not proceed along a linear time line and each individual’s reaction is different.
As many of us enter the Anger phase it tends to polarize us based on experiences, values, circumstances, lack of knowledge and understanding and all of the components that make us who we are. There are always three sides to every story –My side; your side and the truth. The truth lies somewhere in the middle.
I fell in love with the song Light One Candle by Peter, Paul and Mary the first time I heard it – back when we were all young and thin. So as we as Texans and the rest of nation cope with the losses, let us remember to not let the candle of hope burn out. Let us sing that we never become our own foe and not let anger tear us apart. Let us sing as the light shines through the love and tears. Let us sing with peace as a song in our hearts.
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