Today I have been in tears with every news report of the Connecticut shootings. Babies murdered. By a young man with a history of mental illness and access to guns.
It is more than the mind can handle, thinking of the horror for everyone in involved.
My daughter turned to an old friend for help.
“When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news,
my mother would say to me, ‘Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.’
To this day, especially in times of ‘disaster’, I remember my mother’s words,
and I am always comforted by realizing that there are still so many helpers-
so many caring people in this world.” –Mister Rogers
Oh, Mister Rogers, there are scary things in the news today.
And this helps—- but only a little.
Just My Life 
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By: Gentle Wisdom From a Good Man … | THE STRATEGIC LEARNER on December 15, 2012
at 9:46 am
I am with you. I can’t stop crying.
And then my twelve-year-old stared at a news story on the computer monitor and said, “I keep trying, but I just can’t wrap my head around this.”
There was no other reaction to have.
By: Jocelyn on December 16, 2012
at 12:35 am
Only a little. I’ve actively avoided the news because it grieves my soul and is my constant nightmare.
By: Secret Agent Woman on December 16, 2012
at 11:54 am
I feel the same. Thanks for your comforting words.
By: reelingintheyears.wordpress.com on December 16, 2012
at 8:14 pm
I share your pain!!!!
By: Kay Dennison on December 24, 2012
at 1:38 pm
We are all in tears. So painful.
By: mageb on December 27, 2012
at 8:24 pm