Sunday’s Week in Review – 22 November 2015

Fear is exhausting. But in the midst of all the fear, ugliness and chaos of this past week, I learned that some things are even more important than being right or winning. Those things are community, inclusivity, compassion, empathy and love.

It doesn’t matter who we are, or where we came from, we’re in this life together. We are all made from the same cloth. Life is messy and weird and magnificent and fragile. But it is life…all our lives. A precious gift.

This week encouraged me to try to be better. When we all try to be better, miracles can and do happen.

As we head into this coming week of thanksgiving here in my country, I am grateful most of all to be on this journey with so many beautiful souls. With you.

May you have a lovely week surrounded by those you hold most dear.

This is a snapshot of the week that was…

She sighed, sweet release.
brackish atonement.
preservation from decay
come winter we’ll sleep.
She marched right past that lion never letting on how terrified she was.
His kind are all show!
Perhaps we need to have a revival.
Born of tragedy, it would be the legacy now…
leaving no stained rock unturned
Penurious souls
All twittering and conversing stopped as a hush filled the space.
peace to everyone on this night of miracles!
Directions? He preferred taking scenic detours.
It was weird and beautiful and crazy and magnificent…the night Roanoke got real.

~ kat ~ 22 November 2015

If you’re new to this blog, a bit of background to explain the verse above. It is a line from each poem or prose from the previous week. Lifted and placed in the order written. A snapshot review of the week. It helps me clean the slate…reflect and ready myself for the new week.