Hi. It's Laura.
During the day yesterday, I did not have the television on
nor was my time on the internet spent looking at news but more focused on
Project Kick Start Alpha.
I did receive a news alert at around 3:00PM that there was
an explosion at the Boston Marathon. The only report I clicked on stated it was
a controlled explosion. Obviously that was an incomplete news push.
At first, I did not think much of it. Perhaps because of the
way I received the news or perhaps because I was so focused on my task at hand.
It was not until this morning watching “The Today Show” that
I understood the full impact of what happened. I used to be a news junkie, but
the news these days just makes me angry and my life isn't about being angry
like that anymore (it’s bad enough I get angry and befuddled at the news that I
do watch).
This morning, watching the news and all of the video clips,
I cried. I cried for the people who were injured and the people who died and
for the runners that were clueless approaching the finish line. I cried for the
spectators who witnessed and the spectators who were injured and the children
on the sidelines who were watching and will never forget.
I cried out of fear and what we already lived through on
9/11.
Sporting events like marathons are supposed to bring us
together through inspiration not fear.
My thoughts and prayers are with everyone in Boston and for
all the runners and spectators who were there.
Laura
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