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| Just before the sunrise and waters were calm... (exhale...) |
It has been a little while since my last blog, and truth be told I had planned on writing one the other day, but as I (like much of the world) sat with my attention fixed on the TV looking at the damage that took place in Japan, I did not feel like anything I had to say really mattered much at all. Of course shortly after the broadcasts began we got our first "Tsunami warning" and I started trying to figure out our plan of action if there was a "Big Wave"coming our way. (Living less than a block off the white sand beaches of the Pacific all of a sudden did not seem to be as great as I normally consider it to be.) Needless to say, that the "Big Wave" never arrived, but the night of no sleep that we sat awake preparing for it did not go to waste, nor did it pass without some clarity and a lesson or two to be learned.
A couple things that became very obvious were:
1) Whether living in the States or here on My Island, preparedness is not something to do at the last minute. Scrambling around grabbing documents and putting anything that we might need into easy-to-carry bags took far more time than it should have. (Maybe I can blame it on being kicked out of the Cub Scouts, but more than likely, as Jimmy Buffet said, "Its my own damn fault.") I was NOT prepared.
2) The "things" I really NEED are few. Opportunity for absolute clear perspective are few, value them and treasure the revolations of clarity long after the moment passes. We will all be better off if we can.
3) The hardest part about chaos is not being able to comfort the people that you care about most. Whether they are here and scared or halfway around the world and worried, nothing is worse than not being being able to take those fears or concerns from them.
So as the sun came up and the cell phones and internet seemed to get "un-clogged" I got on facebook and was overwhelmed by the number of messages from people sending their support for us if the wave should come our way. When reading the messages, I wanted to say or reply with something clever or poinient, but the words just never really seemed to capture the true gratitude I was feeling or how blessed I (once again) realized that I am to have such amazing people for family and friends.
So simply put, for those of you who skyped, sent emails, FB messages, or texts, "Thank you!" And for those of you who may not have but are reading this, "Thank you too for your lifetime of friendship".
I am embarrassed that it took a Tsunami to remind me of how lucky I am to have each and every one of you in my life. Thanks, I love you all. Good night.
