There is a great deal of helplessness going on in the world right now. Yesterday my grandmother spent the day throwing up and her daughter, my aunt, spent the day feeling helpless. What can you do when someone is throwing up? Not much.
This same aunt is on the backside of a long and painful divorce process and today had to watch her 16 year old son completely break down because of the complete insensitivity of his father to his needs or feelings. What could she do but feel helpless?
My father and step-mother are going through a very painful and difficult thing right now that will affect all of us, but there is absolutely nothing we can do for them. I am feeling helpless.
My business partner was in the ER all day yesterday after she was rear-ended at a stop light. She was fine except that she is 6 months pregnant and was having mild contractions after the accident. She is home now and on modified bed rest but there is nothing I can do to ease her worries. Helpless.
The same business partner and I talked today about her strong need to keep that growing baby safe and how overwhelming it is to think of all the obstacles she will face after she is born. I told her you basically can’t do that because you will paralyze yourself with the sheer helplessness of it.
I have read blogs lately of loss. Loss of parents, loss of pregnancies, loss of children, loss of jobs. What is this upheaval that our world is in right now? We are in for a bumpy ride. In the face of this helplessness the only thing I can think of that will get us by is hope and trust.
Hope that we did not wait to long to elect a strong leader. Trust that we are strong enough to endure the pains associated with large scale and drastic change. Hope that we realize that we are strong in our communities. Trust that our love of one another will be all that we need to get us through.
My aunt and I talked about finding that reason for being. When the odds are stacked against you, when you have lost everything that held meaning for you, what do you have to exist for except a purpose. Is it love, courage, faith? Do you have this purpose?
It’s so weird how December seems to feel this way for everyone right now – maybe there was just too much of a high in November? Not to say the reasons you mentioned are not overwhelming. I sure hope everyone in your life is OK.
hugs and kisses, babe.
What a profound post. Really makes you think. I hope that those you hold dear will be ok. All is not lost or hopeless.
Take care.
Oh mannnn. Hope better news comes your way.
Life sure hurls some wideballs at us sometimes, doesn’t it.
*Sending lots of hugs over*
So true. And everyone feels the weight of knowing that it could (and probably will) get worse.
I believe there is purpose though. How can you know and appreciate the good in life without the difficulties? For me there is comfort in knowing that I can never see the whole picture. One day looking back, this difficult time will make sense and I’ll be able to see and understand what I gained from it.
Wow…what an overload of stress!
My thoughts & prayers go out to you, your family, and friends.
-Karen-