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I need this gif in my life. Permanently.
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This applies to anyone who plans or coordinates ANYTHING.
I would like to not be sad right now. But that has nothing to do with what I’m writing next.
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Tomorrow is the one year anniversary of the Joplin tornado. How I feel changes every time I think about it. All I know is that when I was walking Clarence an hour ago, I was hit with a wave of…something. And I had to stop.
Because nothing bad happened to me there. I got to see the amazing things people did and wanted to do to help others. I got to see the good that can come out of disaster.
But I also go to see how such a massive thing can affect people, and not just those directly impacted by the storm (though I certainly saw that). I’m still impressed to this day by the resilience of the folks who live in Joplin, and I always will be. But I’m still sad that they had to be that resilient. And I’m still mad that my teammates and I still talk about certain things in anger from a year ago. But I’m still so proud to have served with some of the best people I know there.
So much has happened. Has it really been a year?
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Really, this sadness can go away.