For the past couple of weeks I have been sitting at home glued to the TV. This is a rather unusual pasttime for me. But this time - I have not been able to stop watching the news on the natural disasters that are decimating Queensland.
At first the floods - and the shock and horror of the lives lost and the damage done throughout the southeast. I was so worried about the people involved and the possibility of my house being flood affected that my milk supply reduced noticably (I had to defrost some of my spares). And just when we are coming to terms with that disaster - the biggest cyclone Australia has seen comes along to destroy the top of Queensland!
I appreciate that I personally have not been affected by either of these disasters. Yet I am still profoundly affected by them - and cannot imagine what the people that are directly impacted are going through. The horror of it is so much worse because it is all happening in my backyard - my state, my home.
I feel rather useless sitting at home not being able to do anything to help in the clean up (donating money just doesn't feel like enough). I would love to get out there and lend a hand to those that need it - to help in some way in putting everything back to normal.
By watching all the drama of it on TV I have been reminded of what is most important in life. I have on several occasions gone to my little boy and given him a big hug. Friends and family are so very important and in the end the only things that really matter.
Cheers,
Sharon.
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