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\"\"<\/a>Throughout this year, several bloggers will engage in a conversation here and on their blogs \u2014 asking questions of each other and responding. Others are absolutely welcome to join the conversation, as well. Learn more about the ladies of Blogversation 2012.<\/a><\/em>
\nToday\u2019s question comes from Kay Hoffman Goluska, who blogs at Pen on Pointe<\/a>.\u00a0 She\u2019s\u00a0@PenOnPointe<\/a> on Twitter.
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Kay Hoffman Goluska wants to know how the Newtown shootings affected you<\/figcaption><\/figure>
\nThe original topic I had in mind, which I had mulled over in my head for a while seems rather trite in the face of the grief so many are experiencing over the Newtown tragedy.
\nSure, life must go on – but I decided it might just be simpler to discuss some real issues that are weighing heavily on our minds right now. \u00a0Given the types of discussions I have had with friends recently – ranging from religion, violence in history, gun control, mental health issues and the like – I thought I would propose we have a heart to heart about this.<\/p>\n
I know from my own experience that the grief you feel after the death of a loved one is a lingering pain that crops up unexpectedly and seems to drag on endlessly. \u00a0I cannot possibly fathom what the people of Newtown are experiencing, and my heart goes out to them. \u00a0This is beyond tragic. \u00a0It is horrific. \u00a0I wish to God it had never happened, but the sad fact it has. \u00a0So the question I have for you is: \u00a0“What do we do now?”<\/div>\n
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When all of this occurred I was in the midst of preparing for our opening night of our dance school’s performance of the Nutcracker.\u00a0 I didn’t allow the shock of what happened sink in until later, but as I was walking on stage, looking around at all the children involved I was struck by how much I love mankind. \u00a0How much I loved these little kids, sometimes hellions, that make up my life. \u00a0I turned to see my 4 children lined up in the wings, preparing to dance, act, and perform for a crowd. \u00a0It was all I could do to stop myself from running over to hug them, fighting the urge to touch them. \u00a0I met the eyes of some of the other adults and I knew they were thinking much the same thing.<\/div>\n
\nWhat will I do? \u00a0I won’t take what is in my life for granted again. \u00a0I have even found myself shaking off the impatience I sometimes feel with my children. \u00a0I have tried to actually bend down to their level, look them in the eyes, give them my love. \u00a0I have taken the time to tell people I appreciate them, or find something complementary about them to discuss. \u00a0It has reaffirmed my belief that life is too short to get caught up in the little stuff, but to focus on what matters. \u00a0To love and be loved.
\nWhether you have children or not, it is hard not to be affected by the current events.<\/p>\n

Has the Newtown tragedy changed you? What will you do now?<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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