I went to bed the night before Hurricane Helene feeling a deep sense of calm and knew in my soul that we were going to be okay. I spoke to one of my best friends who lives in Asheville the next morning and everything was fine there, too. We were actually laughing because we were so thankful we didn't make the big vat of chili we thought we were going to need the night before while prepping for power outages and possible flooding. Hours later, I had lost all contact with her. I felt complete and utter despair watching all the videos being uploaded to social media. It was horrific. Asheville had been my home away from home - a refuge when I needed to escape or in need of some deep spiritual healing. I’m not taking anything away from other areas affected by the storm, but many areas were either evacuated or on watch and for the most part, people were ready. Western North Carolina had no reason to believe they were going to experience anything more than a few days without electricity or some minor flooding so nobody was prepared. I have not been able to post to social media, as it was really hard to see other people posting about their every day fabulous lives like nothing had ever happened. I guess it just hit me really hard and I needed a minute to process. Thankfully, there are individuals and organizations puling together resources to help and I realize not everyone has the financial means or resources to contribute, but if you can, please PLEASE don't sit on the side lines, frozen and feeling helpless. Drop off supplies. Donate money. Give your time. Once I started giving, I felt more at ease and less in shock. It helped - tremendously. Still heavy In the heart, but so grateful to the heroes out there helping and to those who have done the research and have people on the ground figuring out what is needed and how to get it to the people who need it. Your work and effort is trickling down and you’re giving others the opportunity to make a difference so thank you. Xx - BeAnne
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