A HELPFUL VIEW ON NATURAL DISASTERS

"What allows us, as human beings, to psychologically survive life on earth, with all of its pain, drama, and challenges, is a sense of purpose and meaning."

-- Barbara De Angelis

Hi Patrice,

It's not surprising that fear arises when we see or, worse yet, experience natural disasters like the recent ones in Japan and New Zealand. At the same time, I know how destructive it is to live in fear. As I was grappling with finding the words to write about this myself, Vicky White shared her own perspective and I couldn't do better than this. Thank you, Vicky!

~ Patrice

Christchurch, Japan, what's really going on?

Before I knew it, I could feel myself being sucked in. Our media here in New Zealand is still full of the Christchurch earthquake (and now the Japanese one). Everywhere you look there is news repeating itself, death tolls, stories of suffering, and a huge focus on devastation. And even future predictions -- you should hear what they're saying about Wellington!

When we had two moderate sized earthquakes in Wellington the week after the Christchurch one, I found myself looking around at where I was staying and picturing the house falling off the side of the hill.

In Canada, I don't read papers any more or watch TV. I've managed to stay away from economic gloom and doom, but I often feel I'm doing the ostrich thing of sticking my head in the sand. I've searched for a way to have a more inspired approach. As I noticed myself starting to feel nervous about earthquakes in New Zealand and overwhelmed by the devastation in Japan, I realized there was another way.

Rather than cutting my attention off completely, I can choose where I put my attention and find the gifts in it while sending love to those involved. [Read more...]

~ Vicky White

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"In times of great crisis, why is it that a few run towards the cry to face it, while many simply flee? It is because of the meaning they find inside themselves."

-- Jalal al-Din Muhammad Rumi