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"It’s time to shake off this sadness, and recover your spirit," said Miguel de Unamuno in the poem, Throw Yourself Like a Seed.

These may be the words we need right now to stop analyzing whether it's true or not, stop complaining about our discomfort and come together as a family, as neighbors, as communities and as a nation to get through a difficult time in our world.

This morning I listened to sermons all over the country being streamed live to lift up and encourage us, and it didn't feel bad at all not to be in church. In fact, it felt like people reaching out to people in a good way.

I have seen so many amazing things that people are doing to help, to pull together these last few weeks and I find myself praying for truck drivers, and families and older people I don't know.

Yes, I have seen the madness and meanness too, but I believe the good in people now outweigh the bad choices others are making.

We may feel that our country is overreacting during this time but in the long run, won't it be better than underreacting?

I read about a place that I am very familiar with in Georgia. People are experiencing pain and grief b...