I have already spoken to how the week began with family and friends celebrating the nation's independence and MY birthday. I loved having family and friends around me to mark the passing of time with me and celebrate this new score of years.
And then the week went to hell in a hand-basket. Not really sure I can put it any other way. News story after news story carries heartbreak and anger and madness here and abroad and I struggle to make sense of it, if any sense is to be made…
Found this video on Facebook today and knew it needed to be shared, for this time and place, for hurting hearts, as I know others are hurting as mine hurts.
I also found a choral version of the music that Samuel Barber composed. Thought it worth sharing as well, to help with the healing.
It's okay to grieve. There is much over which to grieve, but then let that season pass and then let us move on to healing, to reaching out to others with open, healing hands.
All Things Elda 