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Before/After Milton from
the Ground
in Florida 10/11/2024 |
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In recent DMs we have meditated on what Helene is telling us—or better screaming to us—and what Milton is saying as well. And in yesterday’s DM we shared what an observer, team member Cynthia Greb, had to tell us of Milton from the ground in Lakeland, Florida. |
Today I would like to share two other posts from Cynthia—one before the storm hit, and the other this morning after the storm had moved on. In addition to what we posted yesterday, she wrote the following the day before the storm: Hi everyone. I feel compelled to share something that I
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is important regarding Hurricane Milton. Yes, there are alarming reports coming out about its intensity. And yes, absolutely people should do whatever they can to prepare for it physically if they’re anywhere near its potential path. (Water, back-up batteries or power sources, evacuation if that’s advised, etc.) But here’s the “however” part. I think sometimes we have a tendency to get hyped up about words like “biggest, baddest, worst.” This is going to sound
strange, I know, but I think there’s a part of us that gets excited about this and, unconsciously, we start to add to the energy and frenzy of it. Here is my suggestion: Allow for the possibility of it getting weaker. Allow for the possibility of it changing course. Allow for the possibility of it being “not too
bad.” Instead of imagining the worst (which we’ve sadly seen with Helene), imagine it dwindling in power. Instead of talking about it being a 5 or 6, maybe you can pray that it weaken to a 3 as it hits landfall. Maybe you can even resist looking at constant updates about it, which tends to increase anxiety. |
Where the National Hurricane Center had predicted up to a catastrophic 15′ storm surge for Tampa Bay, Milton instead caused a reverse surge, temporarily sucking the baywater out to sea. The water is now returning to normal levels. Click the image to see the video by @News.AZ on X.com. | There is great power in our words and thoughts. Please choose yours carefully. Imagine a better case scenario. Thank you. This is what Cynthia wrote today, Thursday, the day after the storm. Hi everyone. I woke up this morning to the sound
of silence. The rain had finally stopped. I stepped outside. The winds have gentled. The pavement |
was largely dry, amazingly. I heard the cooing of the sandhill cranes. Except for one palm tree branch and a sign on the other side of the highway, everything is largely intact. SO MUCH GRATITUDE. I know Florida is not unscathed, and there were some fatalities [12] due to tornadoes, sadly, but by and large, I think we witnessed a miracle. To go from a Category 5 to a 3 and then a 2 is just incredible. I truly believe it was due to so many people praying. Helene woke us up to the catastrophe that was possible, and we didn’t want it to happen again, and so we rallied with
big time prayers. So many people were praying. I am so grateful. Thank you for your prayers. |
Is it possible that humanity can 1) cease taking the health of Mother Earth for granted, and 2) elect politicians who are not in denial about climate change and do not call it a “hoax,” and 3) cease making war on one another and instead gather together to create alternative energy sources, so as |
NBC News‘ Ellison Barber talks to Bill Nye about how climate change has affected Hurricane Milton, future hurricane seasons and
voting for the environment. |
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combat the common enemy which is not other humans but the destruction of our common home? Might humanity someday look back to the years of the 20th and early 21st century and say, Mother Earth then was a paradise compared to what it is today. What motivated our ancestors to lose
it? |
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Banner Image: Satellite photo from the International Space Station shows Hurricane Milton as a Category 5 storm in the Gulf of Mexico on Oct. 8, 2024. Photo by NASA on Wikimedia Commons. |
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Queries for Contemplation |
How are you feeling the day after Milton left Florida? Do you feel gratitude—as well as empathy and concern for those directly affected by Milton–the day after the storm? Do you feel there are lessons both Helene and Milton are trying to tell us? If so, what are they? |
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