More Snow ~ More Cold? OH NOOOO
WINTER OLYMPICS ~ 5 STARS!
COURAGE ~ REMARKABLE
PASSION ~ WOW, FIND IT, MAKE IT YOUR OWN
LIFE ~ NOTHING LIKE IT
LOVE ~ WOW
CANCER? STILL SUCKS
WONDERMENT ~ PRICELESS
OLIVIA? SHE IS A HERO!
(to someone other than Nana & her Mom!)
Mom? Still no right guesses on COB! heehe
Healing Heartaches ~ folks are lovin' it
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Brrr.... cold this morning here in... ah yes, Florida that's where I am, Florida where it is uh... 40 degrees this morning!
Let me begin with the best news of the day... we are moving into the light months, have you noticed? Yep, here comes the light months, those wonderful months that even the birds are rejoicing in here in the cold~ Singing a song that reminds us that indeed spring is coming. I heard from a woman yesterday out west who says her daffodils are peeking their heads out from the snow there, a reminder once again of spring and the promise of warmth!
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I am growing weary this morning of the media, of the animal rights groups of all those who are jumping on the "band wagon" regarding the tragedy at SeaWorld and the sudden and tragic death of Dawn. I cannot understand this. I ask all to please "stand down" with your causes, your demands for awhile.
Please step outside of yourself for awhile and know this: a woman has died tragically doing what she had done for years with a magnificent creature that she trained, who she knew as best as humans know beautiful creatures that are from the wild.
Others work with that Orca, others love Dawn, they are like family, they "are family of choice".
They are in shock having been traumatized by this death and need to have time to process this horrific accident.
They need some privacy, some understanding and some space from those who want this Orca set free or killed. They need to be spared the commentaries and thoughts of others who feel that creatures should be set free to the wild, left to their "happy place", and commentaries that speak about "no whales have expressed unhappiness in the wild" (and we know that how?) ~
As one reader commented so eloquently last night, there are no guarantees at amusement parks, at life... We can go there a million times; we can have the best time of our lives 99% of those times and then something terrible might happen, the unthinkable, the unimagined...
But now the news is being saturated with words "killer whale", "investigation", "procedures & policies", "PETA", "animal rights groups".
Individuals and groups are up in arms, are having their says; they are on Twitter, on Facebook, they are all with their thoughts, their demands, their opinions of what is best, what is moral....
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I for one, am asking that we be about what is "right, best, and most healing for all those there in shock and dismay secondary to the loss of someone precious in the SeaWorld family", including the beloved Orcas.
Those folks work and live closely together; most eat, laugh, love, pray and play together... have you noticed that not once has anyone asked about their well being? Not once has any group asked if the Orcas' have sensed trouble, loss, grief through the sensory and touch and nervous systems of those around?
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Could it be that so many love to "jump on a cause", to "stir in it til it stinks", preferring to see the jar as half empty rather than half full?
Am I on a tear of thoughts here or what?
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Healing Heartaches... one beat at a time!
ON a more positive note, I am pleased to know that a reader is so inspired by Nana's girl Olivia that she went out and played in the snow; that she built her first "snow-woman" and but jewelry on her and had a snowball moment too!
On a positive note, I am pleased to know that there is hope in healing, and see healing in comments and the doings of those who comment on this page!
On a wonderfully positive note:
Spring will find its way to all of us
Those reading this today are here; here to once again practice random acts of kindness, do something outside their comfort zone and then feel awesome as a result of that leap!
"Whatever the gains, whatever the loss, they are yours" (Five Wounds)
Wherever you are today, whatever you are doing, may you find beauty around you, may you take the time to smile at someone ~ laugh at something or at yourself, remember to take Best care of you~
And as our reader comments yesterday,
"Remember, every day is a gift, not a guarantee"!
Walk In Beauty
DRSES
author of
Healing Heartaches, Stories of Loss & Life
Healing Heartaches Inspired Jewelry by Joan
5 comments:
I agree, not everything has an explanation. Not every event requires us to strike a pose and demand justice.. I am thinking about the trainer's family, the Orcas who must also miss Dawn. As I understand it she was there for many years. I heard last night about how the trainers build and rely on a mutual trust with the animals they work with. So whatever went wrong, it is sad. Sad for those who knew Dawn personally,and sad for the beautiful whales.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts. And, lastly, I am very much looking forward to spring, and light, and long evenings, warm breezes, and all that follows a long cold winter.
Yes, it is very sad. I have come to believe it it much better to feel "sad" rather than be "mad" about what happened to Dawn.
The whales are very beautiful and let us also remember them as we pray. I do think they can hear us quite well.
The poor family--to have to hear all this mess on TV about your loved one....I refuse to listen to those idiots...
My prayers are with the family that they can feel some sense of peace.
True ~ we cannot control what happened, but we can control our remote controls. Not following any more of the news stories, better for me to pray
We cannot control many tragic events, but we can control how we react to them. We can choose to hold all souls deeply in prayer. We could choose to limit how much media we listen to. We can shut off the TV and not read every article we see. I would like to think that it is possible to have both a HEAVY heart and a PEACEFUL heart at the same time. I would like to think that if we somehow feel some sense of peace, it will somehow find it's way to every being, human or otherwise who knew Dawn.
What a beautiful name...Dawn.
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