What do you do when something like the tornado in Joplin occurs? When you hear daily reports about rebels dying in the battle for independence in Syria? When a plane goes down killing all on board and you know that included at least one baby?
Having the Internet and all of our communication has made us all a village, but sometimes i cannot take the helplessness i feel when the other villagers are suffering, dying.
i know the cliche- you do what you can in your own part. So i volunteer at my food pantry, volunteer to get same sex marriage passed in my state, give to charities, but it doesn't feel like enough.
i do not want to be desensitized by what i hear on the news, and it's so hard to not let appreciation form into guilt as i sip a large iced chai on my way to a hike in our beautiful woods.
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joplin hit 'home' for me - i grew up in Missouri and spent some time in joplin (albeit for field trips) and the news just broke my heart. i think all we can do is make a difference where we can and oftentimes, that's at home...
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