I thought about what it must be like to be a kid these days. How it’s inevitable to absorb fear, and that it feels so unfair that kids have to be afraid that someone might come into their school and try to shoot them. 95% of schools participate in active shooter drills. Do they help? Do they work or do they spread more anxiety and fear? HOW DID WE GET HERE???
Read MoreIn the days and weeks to come I drew inward and became reflective of the circumstances around. I started making playlists to cope, and while I was exploring new music, I heard ‘Sing a Glad Song’ by Kevin Morby. The words and music lifted me up and I felt emotional every time I listened to this song.
‘When you get to feeling so bad, sing a glad song, When you get to feeling so sad, sing a glad song... And perhaps we’ll meet again my friend, above the weather. And these coughs in our chests will have gotten better.”
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