Every once in a while, someone who actually reads my blog tells me I've not been updating it lately. This, I tell myself, is a compelling reason to do so, but will that/those persons come back anytime soon to read it? Will they know their observation did, in fact, affect me, and therefore whomever else is reading this? Interesting business this law of cause and effect. Caused and affected by what, we can ask?
I've been working on a blog entry that was drafted in early January--and yes, will edit it into my previous posting since it's still sadly apropos--but let's take stock of what's gone on since January: From shootings in Arizona, to revolutions in the Middle East, demonstrations in U.S. state capitol, to the Japanese earthquakes and tsunamis in the Pacific Ocean. This is all big stuff! Stuff that is causing a real change in behavior, actions, and reactions.
Now stop to consider how all this has affected you. What part of your life? Have you had second thoughts about living or dying? How long did they last? Did they recede like low tides? How lasting were they? Maybe it's supposed to be that way? We are really only left with the shells and flotsam that wash up on our shores, or are we?
Continuing along this theme of radar, in many respects, it acts as a personal "comfort" zone. Anything new could lead to a weird reaction, a sense of "Why should I care?" or "I have more important things to think about," PTSD, ADD, or any number of "disorders" to those balances.
The Japanese may have something right, now that they lived through an earthquake and tsunami that was way beyond what they anticipated or prepared for: The forces of nature are empowered and are not necessarily controllable.
Maybe there's a way to join hands with those forces. Maybe the human race is in for some changes that are bigger than we ever "planned" for in our everyday lives. Keep an eye on that shoreline.
Cheers.
P.S. For the practical-minded, here are some suggestions for being prepared:
*Understand how to deal with radiation (washing off, clothes & jewelry, etc.)
*Preparedness kit (American Red Cross has a backpack kit)
*Wind-up radio and flashlight (doesn't require batteries or electricity, $35)
*Food not requiring water to be cooked (i.e., canned beans, tomatoes)
*Family ICE (In case of Emergency) plan
(Source: Tues 3/15/2011, Good Morning America, ABC.com)
