Thoughts With Those in Boston

I wanted to extend my heartfelt thoughts to everyone out there after the terrible events of this afternoon in Boston. It's tough to not see acts of violence and terror as reasons for fear, but it's one of the most important things I think we can do right now as we cherish those we love-not give in to fear. I'm sharing this tonight here because I think it's a relevant topic on a site where we communicate primarily about feeling safe in our community, and hope you find time to read it when you can.Good wishes to you all.


Excerpt from The Atlantic:


As the details about the bombings in Boston unfold, it'd be easy to be scared. It'd be easy to feel powerless and demand that our elected leaders do something -- anything -- to keep us safe.

It'd be easy, but it'd be wrong. We need to be angry and empathize with the victims without being scared. Our fears would play right into the perpetrators' hands -- and magnify the power of their victory for whichever goals whatever group behind this, still to be uncovered, has. We don't have to be scared, and we're not powerless. We actually have all the power here, and there's one thing we can do to render terrorism ineffective: Refuse to be terrorized.


http://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2013/04/the-boston-marathon-bombing-keep-calm-and-carry-on/275014/