I wanted to write about this, but I could not offer you more than the words of my dear friend, Louise. Thank you Louise for articulating so well how we are feeling. Diana xo
I am at a loss for words. I am lost in words tumbling around my mind like socks turning around and around inside a dryer. They are white, these words I cling to. I surrender. I give up. I give in.
I cannot create peace in a world of hatred. I cannot stop hatred from erupting in a world of intolerance.
On my way to a meeting yesterday, after I wrote my blog, I tune into CBC RAdio in my car and there it was, this breaking news story that would catapult my country into fear, dismay, uncertainty.
“Nothing will ever be the same,” reads one headline this morning. And I am afraid it is true.
Terror has struck home.
Cpl. Nathan Cirillo, a 24 year old reservist standing guard at the tomb of the unknown soldier in Ottawa, our capital, is gunned down in broad daylight by a fellow Canadian. A 32 year…
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earthriderjudyberman said:
My heart goes out to this soldier, his family and his loved ones as well as to his countrymen and women. Violence is always senseless and the innocents who become its victims hurts us all.
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dianasschwenk said:
Yes Judy, so true – I love that line: Violence is always senseless and the innocents who become its victims hurts us all.
Diana xo
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Wyrd Smythe said:
Sadly, the power to do great good carries with it the power to do great evil We can only plant the better seeds and hope they bear fruit. Someday.
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dianasschwenk said:
Yes. Thank you Smitty!
Diana xo
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markbialczak said:
My love and respect and prayers to all my friends and neighbors in my other favorite country on this day of taking stock.
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dianasschwenk said:
Thanks for your heartfelt support Mark. ❤
Diana xo
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Louise Gallagher said:
Thank you Diana. My heart beats with yours.
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dianasschwenk said:
Your words speak to me. Thank YOU.
Diana xo
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