Opinions are like....

That wild child

DISCOVERS DRUMS!

Kamryn hitting out the beat

ohhh boy

are we ever glad he

is

the next Michael Jordon!

It's Monday

and

I am hoping you are finding a

Joey Graff Desk to dance on

(even if it belongs to someone else)

GOOD MORNING MONDAY!

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wELL the latest updates on

the Lily The Black Bear Facebook pages

update

by whoever is now writing those things

[I feel certain they are not penned by

Lynn Rogers or Sue Mansfield for a long time now]

has let over 100 thousand fans know

that

they are now awaiting confirmation

that

HOPE was shot by a hunter.

they now await that confirmation

from

the

MN DNR (Department of Natural Resources).

And

the sadness, the prayers, the candles

are filling the pages there.

The opinions

have folks on edge

and

someone even created an

"uncensored page called LTBB"

and

oh my did it cause opinions and upset

on

the Facebook!

So much so that

Sue Mansfield herself posted several times

and

finally made the statement that

"yes we do believe HOPE is dead"

although that had never been said

outright previously by her.

The person that created that uncensored page

is catching hell from folks

although

freedom of speech lives large in our country

and

other pages have cropped up before;

one had to go "private and closed"

it was so inflammatory!

folks there just fussed and cussed

and said terrible things about others

accusing and talking "scat"

it is a page that continues to do well

with

opinions

and

attitudes

each feeling free to express their rights under

the ole' constitution

and

yet they have closed their group

from the eyes of others to see what they have to say or to

share opinions on.

But this new "uncensored LTBB page"

it is open for the world to comment on

and

ohhh boy

have they ever

but

they are mostly sharing their opinions

for the person who opened it to begin with!

they are not happy

about the right to share opinions it seems

and

it seems that this page has inflamed many.

Opinions are interesting to watch

and

to read when emotions

or

feelings are involved.

When grief is raw

as

people try to sort things out

and

try to figure out if they are being told the truth

with

honor and integrity

and

when there are so many players involved.

Sometimes

all that can happen when there are only two people involved!

Remember that last argument or misunderstanding you had with a friend

or

loved one?

did it really matter in 6 months

or

6 days?

In the larger scope of things

when we sort back or look back

do those "knee jerk reactions"

really honor

us

in the grand scheme of things?

ahhh

we would do well to learn from

the

4 leggeds, the winged ones

and

the swimmers!

BUT

in the case of

a North American Black Bear named

HOPE

a little one that was seen being born in a den

out there in Ely MN

on a live web cam

by thousands across the world...

you can only imagine the

many

opinions now flying in cyber space

on the

"how/why/when/if onlys"

that are now filling the

Facebook pages

and

those who sit around the computer, burn up the phone lines and share a cup of coffee with others

and

wait for validation or confirmation!

The news of this

famous

HOPE

the

North American Black Bear

has now made the media

the newspapers

the

hunters have chimed in

and

those who are against hunting as well.

There is understanding

misunderstanding

there is

a want for more

for closure

for

magical fixes.

Brains are firing and the fireworks are flaring... across the world with each beat of the heart in the past days of perceived threat of loss....

It has brought with it: togetherness, anger, denial, bargaining, ugliness, deceit, opinions (some of which are just remarkable), and ohhh so much more!

LILY and HOPE

back in the day of splendor and awe

On the latest update

posted by who knows who

we were told that the

Moderators who have maintained order on the page had resigned

and

they were thanked for their time there.

It was no more than a line or two...

Those folks (whoever they were) dedicated probably 19 hours a day to keeping the page clean and safe from emotional eruptions

and

kept the researchers out of the

"ugly loop"

and

the press from seeing some of the

"rawness" secondary to heightened opinions and emotions of the

ability to watch the wild from a distance as folks put those human emotions on

Wild Bears in the Woods!

I think those moderators have been gone for several days now,

as the things that have been allowed on that facebook page

probably would have been not so much allowed over the last weekend

and the NABC and researchers and press not seen some of what was shown there!

It would have probably been better had those opinions not been thrown out into

cyberspace!

But again

that is but one opinion in the land of many.

AND

folks in this state of upset over a beautiful

North American Black Bear

that weighed about 120 pounds

who wandered into a

"bait station"

of a hunter

was

"legal game" in the state of MN.

Lynn Rogers has been in contact with this person about Lily, HOPE and Faith

and

the person did answer emails about seeing them at that bait stand,

about not shooting the collared bear and her cubs,

but when asked if that person

SHOT AND KILLED HOPE

there has been no further reply

to that email.

Sorta answered itself I am thinking.

And

the harsh reality is

HOPE was NOT wearing a collar, was NOT ribboned, did NOT have ear tags

that identified her as

a

research bear to anyone.

Opinions of hunters

of

bait stands

of

ethics

of

just about anything you can imagine

will be on the table and in the air

in the day and the days ahead.

Opinions will fly

including the character of each other

and those that are not known with exception of their words, and their emotions.

Folks will be spoken to harshly in one entry and one breath

while embraced in the next

and

HOPE

and

FAITH

those words (names of the bears)

will be written and read more times than we can count.

Prayers will be said, will be written, will be shared... candles will be lit across the world

for a beautiful North American Black Bear.

We all will wonder

and

some will still wonder what and where is the

North American Black Bear named Donna that went missing and that no one is speaking of

and

where are her cubs now.

Relax friends,

take a breath,

walk away from that which gets your heart racing and pulse going strong...

Embrace beauty and memories that sustain

and

preserve your dignity and honor

in all ways

on dreary and most remarkable days!

As for that Lily page on Facebook?

Oh boy is it hopping with

opinions, with photographs

with

opinions...

We will hear from new Moderators,

some will come on my "fan page of Facebook"

as will some fans

and

one will say simply

"I am a PHD WITH NO SOCIAL GRACE"

and

that will be her opinion

as

I will continue to keep it real

as I ask the question,

where has

Integrity and honor and honesty gone friends?

Folks deserve that when they invest time, emotions, money, dedication to causes, to events, to life...

The can handle anything

IF

they know WHAT it is they are dealing with.

Rather than "skirt an issue", let people know

the reality as you know it...

That is the

Opinion that I share with you on

this

Marvelous Monday

as

I wish you enough...

the fire is burning, its embers are hot...

the sage is filling the air, with thoughts on the wind to all and

HOPE that all will find the strength that is needed to move through the day and memories that will sustain.

Walk In Beauty,

DRSES

www.drsherryeshowalter.com