The news this past week has been one of shock and awe. Shock at killings and continued abuse of financial and military contracts. Awe for the strength of our legal system that dares bring international criminals back to the scene of the crime to met out justice.
With all the bad news, I really needed the advice of a friend who suggested, "Get out of the present and sigh back into perspective." So, I opened an old book, "The Healing Heart: Antidotes to Panic and Helplessness" by Norman Cousins and found a discussion of the lethal and healing power of words. I realized how great a role words play in keeping a perspective.
Gail Collins deflates large egos in her New York Times column. Bill McClellen brings events down to human size in his St. Louis Post-Dispatch column. Mitch Schnieder helps remind me of everyday problems in his article, "Outdated Chicken Ordinance-" for The West End World neighborhood newspaper. Verlyn Klinkenborg demonstrates the possibility of greater harmony between the land and people in his NYT column.
After reading anyone of them, panic and helplessness seems conquerable.
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