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Laura's avatar

I'm choosing to embrace every single joy I am aware of and letting go of my usual "get things done" drive. The world needs positive energy and encouragement of all good. Things need some adjustment, it's heartbreaking that it's being done in what is possibly the utterly worst manner. I continue to pray that the changes are as gentle as possible, and strengthen my light in ways that I would have considered "selfish" in the past, but are needed for now. Maybe tomorrow things will be different and I can help more. In the meantime, I help in ways that I can manage, and pray.

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Kate Daly's avatar

Beautiful, Nora! Thank you for sharing your deeply moving account of your experience, along with the poem by Thomas, which I haven't read in many years. I, too, have been feeling exhausted these past few days, making me wonder why. Your words have helped me find some understanding. I often think of you and Chicago, aware that the collective light of your city is an irresistible target for those in power who wish to extinguish it. We will get through this by supporting one another. Wishing peace, love, and healing to all.

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