K + 2

Odd name for a blog post I guess, until you know what it means. K = Katrina 2 = two years post Katrina. Some of you may be wondering why it matters to you. It matters to you because it matters to me. It may have been easy to put it out of your mind not long after it happened if you didn't live here, or if you didn't have a chance to see it for yourself. It is difficult for many to fathom the utter devastation that we are still reminded of each day. Pictures never did it justice. Only walking amongst the debris and destruction put it into perspective. A generation will remember where they were when Katrina hit, just as many benchmark their life on where they were when we landed on the moon or when the towers in New York City fell.

But on this day, two years past Katrina, I am thankful. Because although I lost everything (material that is), I gained so much. Many of us regained our humanity, our faith and our sense of direction even as we wandered lost for many months. It was in the devastation of Katrina that we rediscovered the most important things we have. People; the love and loyalty of family and friends and a sense of community that will be forever within us.

My wish for all of you, is that you know already or will learn these things without having to undergo such trauma. Unfortunately, it often takes an event the magnitude of Katrina before we wake up and get back on the path where our compass points to our own north star..... the path that in your gut you have always been able to feel but not quite been able to put your feet on.

It is an awesome feeling to have my heart and my head going down the same path and not even needing sturdy shoes to walk on it.

Peace! Tracy