{"id":4769,"date":"2013-04-16T12:18:07","date_gmt":"2013-04-16T16:18:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/ourladyofweightloss\/?p=4769"},"modified":"2013-04-16T12:19:23","modified_gmt":"2013-04-16T16:19:23","slug":"kick-in-the-tush-tuesday-how-to-live-in-hope-not-fear","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/ourladyofweightloss\/2013\/04\/kick-in-the-tush-tuesday-how-to-live-in-hope-not-fear.html","title":{"rendered":"Kick in the Tush Tuesday:  how to &#8230; Live in Hope, Not Fear"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span><span style=\"font-family: Georgia,serif\"><em><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-4671\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/100\/2013\/03\/kick-in-the-tush-club-12-logo1-300x178.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"178\" \/>Dearest <strong>Tushkateers,<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span style=\"font-family: Georgia,serif\">Yesterday, after an absolutely lovely and peaceful afternoon walk through the Conservatory Gardens in Central Park, Peter and I returned home, turned on our respective media devices and were blasted by one deeply disturbing headline after the next&#8211;as were you.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span style=\"font-family: Georgia,serif\"><em>Twin Bombs in Boston. Three Dead. Act of Terror.<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span style=\"font-family: Georgia,serif\">The majority of us watched from afar. We did (and continue to do) our best to process the information. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span style=\"font-family: Georgia,serif\">We grasp for meaning and comfort in the perpetual loop of news; in tweets and posts.\u00a0 We think back 12 years; we make parallels between twin bombs and twin towers.\u00a0 We hear that the two bombs went off in the 26<sup>th<\/sup> mile, near the finish line.\u00a0 This last mile had been dedicated to the shooting victims at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut.\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span style=\"font-family: Georgia,serif\">We note the horror of it all.\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span style=\"font-family: Georgia,serif\"><strong><em>And then,<\/em><\/strong> we work to restore a sense of order and safety to our shaken self; to our shaken children. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span style=\"font-family: Georgia,serif\">We marvel at the way the first responders so immediately and effectively cared for the wounded.\u00a0 We are in awe of the average person who jumped in, amidst the chaos, to help.\u00a0 We watch families reunite.\u00a0 We consider how we might help. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><em><span style=\"font-family: Georgia,serif\">How you can help:<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span><span style=\"font-family: Georgia,serif\">The American Red Cross <a href=\"http:\/\/maildogmanager.com\/lptrack.html?OurLadyofWeightLoss::673::https:\/\/safeandwell.communityos.org\/cms\/index.php\" target=\"_blank\">Safe and Well website<\/a> is a central location for people in disaster areas in the United States to register their current status, and for their loved ones to access that information. It helps provide displaced families with relief and comfort during a stressful time.\n<p><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span><span style=\"font-family: Georgia,serif\"><a href=\"http:\/\/maildogmanager.com\/lptrack.html?OurLadyofWeightLoss::673::http:\/\/blog.salvationarmyusa.org\/2013\/04\/15\/salvation-army-providing-support-in-boston-ma\/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=salvation-army-providing-support-in-boston-ma&amp;utm_medium=twitter&amp;utm_source=twitterfeed\" target=\"_hplink\">The Salvation Army<\/a> is offering food, beverages and crisis counseling to responders and survivors. Find out how you can get involved <a href=\"http:\/\/maildogmanager.com\/lptrack.html?OurLadyofWeightLoss::673::https:\/\/donate.salvationarmyusa.org\/\" target=\"_hplink\">here.\n<p><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span><span style=\"font-family: Georgia,serif\">Anyone with info about the incident can call 1-800-494-TIPS.\n<p><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span><span style=\"font-family: Georgia,serif\"><em>And NOW (or when you are ready and able)<\/em>&#8211;please, note how you are feeling and fairing.\u00a0 If you are saturated with and by the media, turn it off and &#8230; <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em><span><span style=\"font-family: Georgia,serif\">Share Your Feelings&#8211;your thoughts with a friend, with family or a colleague.\n<p><\/span><\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><span><span style=\"font-family: Georgia,serif\">Take In a Deep Cleansing Breath.\n<p><\/span><\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><span><span style=\"font-family: Georgia,serif\">Chant, Pray, Meditate.\n<p><\/span><\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><span><span style=\"font-family: Georgia,serif\">Return to Nature. Ground yourself in your garden, enjoy a bouquet of flowers, appreciate the buds, leaves and flowering trees.\n<p><\/span><\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><span><span style=\"font-family: Georgia,serif\">Live in Hope; not Fear<\/span><\/span>.\n<p><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span><span style=\"font-family: Georgia,serif\">Feel free to post a comment on our <a href=\"http:\/\/maildogmanager.com\/lptrack.html?OurLadyofWeightLoss::673::http:\/\/facebook.com\/groups\/30757154492\/\">Facebook\/Kick in the Tush Club<\/a> page.\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size: small\"><strong><span style=\"color: #b22222\"><span><span style=\"font-family: Georgia,serif\">The world is incomprehensible. We won&#8217;t ever understand it; we won&#8217;t ever unravel its secrets. Thus we must treat the world as it is: a sheer mystery. ~ Carlos Castaneda<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span style=\"font-family: Georgia,serif\"><em><strong>Spread the word&#8211;NOT the icing!<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span style=\"font-family: Georgia,serif\">Janice<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>PS:\u00a0 Dictated but not read by OLWL.\u00a0 Excuse all typos!<br \/>\n\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014-<br \/>\nFor the best life, wellness and weight loss wisdom, visit Janice:<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ourladyofweightloss.com\/\"><br \/>\n<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ourladyofweightloss.com\" target=\"_blank\">Our Lady of Weight Loss<\/a><br \/>\nsign up for the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/maildogmanager.com\/surveys\/OurLadyofWeightLoss\/optin1.html\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Kick in the Tush Club<\/em><\/a> e-letter<br \/>\njoin and chat: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/30757154492\/\" target=\"_blank\">Kick in the Tush Club\/Facebook<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dearest Tushkateers, Yesterday, after an absolutely lovely and peaceful afternoon walk through the Conservatory Gardens in Central Park, Peter and I returned home, turned on our respective media devices and were blasted by one deeply disturbing headline after the next&#8211;as were you. 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