What happened in Orlando on Sunday was absolutely tragic. In all ways, at all levels of the word. The dilemma for me in speaking to this issue is how to do it within the context of a blog post that is geared towards resiliency and hope. So firstly, I know it will have been triggering for people. Be aware of that. Feel your response. Surround yourself with people who won't discount your feelings. And then think about the reality checks and don't let your feelings carry you into a state of being stuck in unproductive anger or fear. Productive anger motivates people towards change and makes things different, such as when a mother created Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) after her child was killed by a drunk driver. Fear is useful when it makes you think about safety and it becomes unproductive if it paralyzes you and prevents you from moving choicefully in the world. Give yourself reality checks about the difference between Canada and the US; and whomever hurt you and Omar Mateen. Canada is different from the States. We have gun control laws and while we still have murders here, they are not nearly as frequent and the chances of your being on the receiving end of an event like this are very low. And Omar Mateen is dead.
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