Tag: fear

Severe Weather Alert

The National Weather Service keeps us safe!

The Trump Administration needs to restore all the cuts they have made to the National Weather Service!

I am fascinated by weather, but I am also frightened by it. It is not something we can control, and we need the best scientists to help us understand the weather and the impending dangers.

This past weekend more than 40 people were killed in the Southern United States because of high winds, tornadoes, fires, and weather related accidents.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/weather-tornado-threat-southern-u-s-severe-storm-winds-fans-wildfires/

At the same time the Trump administration is cutting and firing the same people that warn us of these raging dangerous storms.

This is from Paul Douglas in the Minnesota Startribune:” Words matter, especially to the NOAA scientist and National Weather Service meteorologists trying to keep you alive when skies become violent. Watches, warnings. And then there are emergencies, which pose the greatest threat to life and property. The country with the most severe weather on Earth (the U.S.) deserves the best National Weather Service on Earth.” Paul Douglas

I’m calling on the Trump Administration to restore all cuts they have made to the National Weather Service.

Optimistic Outside October

“How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.” Anne Frank

None of us knows the future, and at this moment in time it is hard not to be fearful about it. We can’t shake this awful pandemic, and we are in the middle of an important election. The next month is full of uncertainty. We have leaders scaring us about the future and telling us the” Mob” and violence are going to take over. Some elected officials share lies and conspiracy theories. They say they won’t follow the rules and leave office if they don’t win? With all this what is there to be afraid of?

I got several pieces of mail this week telling me the “Mob” is taking over if I don’t vote for certain candidates? Who is this mob? Does frightening people get you to vote for them? I hope not. I wonder if I am part of the “Mob” because I want equal rights, justice, clean air and water for everyone? Confusion and fear are the goals of these people. Our mental and physical health are both at stake with this silly rhetoric.  Don’t listen to it!

We must do better than this. Choose instead to be hopeful and optimistic. Don’t feed this fear, instead feed optimism. Start each day with a positive action. See some ideas below. Also, everyday get outside and enjoy the beauty of October.

 When you are optimistic you and look at your days with hope instead of fear. Optimism wins and helps you see beyond fear for a better future and a better world. The Actions for Happiness group has thirty-one suggestions and ideas to help us be optimistic. See their ideas below:

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Wishing you an optimistic and outside October!