Heavy News

Confession: I have not always been an avid follower of the news. I know, I know...how disgraceful. However, lately I have been attempting to change this and keep myself up to date. I have had moderate success with this during school, and legitimate success during breaks. It usually feels good to be informed, but many of the stories are reminders of just how harsh the world can be.

Since Winter Break, there have been approximately 5 or so instances of men so down-trodden about life that they have killed their spouses and children, and then there is the story of the Pastor in Illinois who was shot to death during his sermon on Sunday. In addition, there seem to be more and more shootings and acts of violence breaking out all over Seattle; I can't tell if this is normal for the city or not...I always thought of Seattle as a city with a relatively low crime rate and the number of incidences seems so high.

I guess I just wanted to express my concern and sadness about the violence taking place in the world that I am becoming increasingly aware of; I see why the weight of the world seems to increase as we grow older and more knowledgeable. John Legend seems to concur...as I am wrote this post, his inspirational "If You're Out There" came on my iTunes. Let's all listen to what he has to say!