I thought about blogging, about the little idiosyncrasies of the day:
Like blogging about how someone stole my debit card info and tried to use my card, or about how I can't believe the CVS by my house is only open till 10 pm, or about how scared I was taking my little one to the dentist for the first time...
And then I think about Japan. I see the videos of the tsunami, and my heart breaks for Japan, and the people effected by the earthquake, tsunami and now the fear of radiation from the nuclear reactors...
and when I see videos like this one, I'm speechless:
How can I bitch about everyday life when my everyday life is normal!?
I still have a house, a city, a child to take to the dentist... I feel so fortunate that for today, everyone I know and love is safe and sound. I know firsthand how fast that can change... So, today, I'm embracing my mundane day-to-day activities of everyday life, and saying prayer and sending all my love to the people of Japan... and donating too...
There is one story that came out of Japan, among the countless stories of horror and heartbreak, there is one story that makes my heart happy. The story of a little baby found alive and reunited with her family.
4 comments:
It's so easy to get caught up in your own lives. The little things that clog up our days sometimes seem so overwhelming, then something so horrible happens and, suddenly, our problems seem so insignificant.
Your post touched me. Thank you for sharing.
Charli
Hi dear Ryann! You are Jackson Rathbone relative?
i try to hold on to any "good" news that follows tragic events. in this case----------------Radiation release from Fukushima won't increase much: IAEA
(AFP) – 6 hours ago
VIENNA — The overall release of radiation from Japan's tsunami-hit nuclear plant will not increase much between now and when it is finally brought under control, the UN atomic watchdog said Tuesday.
Japan has been working feverishly to bring the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, 250 kilometres (155 miles) northeast of Tokyo, into safe shutdown since it was hit by a 14-metre (46-foot) tsunami on March 11, triggering the world's worst nuclear accident since Chernobyl.
The plant's operator, Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO), said on Sunday it aims to reduce radiation leaks within three months and to achieve a so-called "cold shutdown" within six to nine months.
So far, the overall radioactivity release has been around 10 percent of that seen at Chernobyl 25 years ago, the Japanese authorities have said.
And the International Atomic Energy Agency's head of nuclear safety, Denis Flory, said the amount would not increase much further.
What a touching post!
~Debra in Japan
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