Epic floods are forcing the world to think and act differently. Humanitarian efforts have been taking front stage on the world news. Some of our fellow human beings have been left with no homes, no food, no shoes. Many people affected by these disasters are literally starting over.
I'm constantly amazed at how resilient we humans are. No matter how dire our situations, we strive to right our ships--to establish a sense of normality. We suffer, yet find strength to carry on. We work together. Strangers reach out helping hands. Kindness abounds.
During challenging times, in order to keep our equilibrium, it's important to pause and reflect on what we do have; what is happening that's positive--even the smallest thing; what we're learning from the experience; and to focus just on the next step. Otherwise, it's easy to become overwhelmed and to stall out.
Like the picture of the flower growing in the parched earth, we are resilient. The power is within us to pick ourselves up, to start pulling our lives together (even if they don't look the same as before), and to move forward. It's times like this when we realize what's really important in life and how critical it is to combine efforts to lift up the whole.
"Do what you can, with what you have, where you are." Theodore Roosevelt
Be well,
Peter Mclees
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