Taking a Step Back
Over the weekend, our friend SHU had a very scary experience while running a race. Her story is here. She didn’t do anything wrong, and had no way of knowing she had this underlying condition. She got up that morning to run a race, and ended up in the hospital. This was a potentially life threatening situation, and we’re all so glad she’s okay. This could happen to any of us- probably not this specific condition- it’s quite rare- but any one of us could have our lives changed in an instant. Facing life or death situations makes our current political situation seem NOT QUITE as important. And… maybe it really will work out in the end. There are obvious drawbacks to thinking that way. We could look at Germany and say “Hey, that whole Nazi thing really worked itself out! It wasn’t such a big deal, in the larger scheme of things.” No, we have to care about what happens. But just for a day or two I’m taking a step back and appreciating the fact that my friends and family are alive and healthy. Top photo is the mug from my Secret Santa, Birchie!