I don't know about you, but these past days with such terrible news have brought me to tears and made we wonder about the world we live in.
I worry about the terror of war, those living in fear. I worry about hatred expanding. I worry about the misinformation. I worry about that lost feeling that comes when I feel like I cannot do anything. My heart feels like its breaking apart with the pain and suffering we see on the news.
What to do?
For a LONG time, I would drink wine. That helps right? I mean, look at the TV shows, the culture surrounding us that shouts loud and clear that when you are stressed, have a drink.
It took a long time for me to realize that the wine actually made me feel worse, not better. I didn't sleep as well. I woke up sluggish. My emotions felt unsettled rather than better. I didn't know this until I had taken some time away from alcohol to learn this for myself. I just thought its just how I am.
And now, and now. What do I do?
I think back to the time I lived in Beirut in the early 80s. I watched and listened and learned from those who had been surviving. Always, always, there was the gratitude for "another day, Thanks be to God". The focus of the small details of life became the beacon of love: the food together, the laughter in the midst of rubble. There was, of course, the tragic stories. Each side has the tragic stories.
We are all in this together.
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