i still have trouble wrapping my mind around all that i experienced all 7 days of last week...let's just say that i endured every emotion out there. i started the week joyfully serving my epic church friends and worshiping the Risen Christ alongside them and over 200 other san franciscans. the middle of the week brought anxiety, nerves, & uncertainty with a day full of severe tornadoes coming right through tuscaloosa & birmingham. the end of the week brought overflowing devastation, heart break, and compassion as i watched and viewed all the videos, pictures, and footage from the wreckage in tuscaloosa, a town that will forever hold a special place in my heart. i was able to take some donations down to ttown with some friends saturday morning before coming back for work...let's just say that words cannot describe what that tornado did but i can say it did not destroy the ability of that place to rebuild, bounce back, and recover.
if you want to help the state of alabama in any way, please visit: http://alabamapossible.org/2011/04/tornado-relief-how-you-can-help/ or http://www.birminghamsalvationarmy.org/
or let me know if you want to come down and help volunteer or send donations.
Hey Katie, I find that after going though a hell of an emotional coaster. This works REALLY well for me.
ReplyDeletelistening to calming music and lighting a few candles (during the day if you can be somewhere where the sunlight can hit you). The atmosphere changes and you'll be able to allow creativity to flow much easier.
once you're able to harness that energy, use it to create!