How To Forget About An Earthquake

One of the things about this blog that I feel good about is that it has brought the writing potential of others into reality. Off the top of my head I can three of three unlikely haiku authors who were inspired by this site to give it a try. Chasdei Hashem. Others have started writing more essays and starting blogs of their own, which may or may not have been connected to their reading of this blog.

A dear friend just shared with me that he is "a little bit nervous about the weather." I have a rule which I strongly stand my. Ignore modifiers of emotions. When someone says they are a little nervous, a bit angry, kind of in love, a tad hurt, a bit excited, hear that they are nervous, angry, in love, hurt, excited and take in as empathetically and actively as you can the feelings at hand.

My friend just wrote wrote this:

Not in my control

Hakol biyedei Shamayim

Very comforting

As the hurricane approaches I'm trying to stay calm (how do you do that again?) and praying and hoping for the best for everyone that can be affected by this - particularly my loved ones. Everyone is someone's loved one. may we all be blessed to stay safe.