Devastation South of My Border

With all of the grief that my American friends are experiencing in the states, I want to acknowledge these losses.

My heart goes out to you. My prayers are with all of you.

Many tragedies are occurring worldwide. All are important and deserve our reflection and assistance in whatever way we are able to do that.

Balancing all of this devastation is the excitement and happiness of The Royal Wedding about to take place Friday in London, England.

The global community needs to balance tears with laughter, just as each of us benefit from doing this individually.

When directly in the midst of horror it is impossible to find this balance ourselves, and it is the responsibility of each one of us to provide comfort and support to others even if only in the gesture of sending positive, healing thoughts . . . .

April Snow Showers as Easter Approaches

Disheartening that it snowed here yesterday.

Of course, that is nothing compared to the devastating losses incurred from a bombardment of tornadoes in North Carolina and across several states recently.

Everything in this life is relative and fleeting.

Unpredictable to say the least!

In this part of the world, the rhyme 'April showers bring May flowers' is replaced with 'April snow showers bring . . . . '

Uncertainty or at least delayed growth.

Embracing each moment while treasuring one another seems the most uplifting course to take as Easter approaches.

The anticipation of resurrected life that this time of year signifies, be it through our Lord as a Christian or spring renewal as a naturalist, brings a hopeful attitude to all, which creates a certainty that life will unfold as it is intended and the cycle will continue . . . .