What to do when the news breaks your heart

As a TV presenter, I have to know what’s going on in the world. The newspaper is part of my morning ritual. My laptop is next to my cereal or eggs or whatever I’m eating that morning, and reading helps me prepare my questions and comments for my guests. I can also watch TV news or listen to any of the many podcasts, but I prefer to read something that has some level of organization and allows me to absorb as much or as little as I need.

Events and facts in the news frame my next presentation and discussion with my next guest. I develop a clear picture of how the day’s topics fit into my themes command philosophy And practice and what my audience is likely to think. Understanding the news allows me to adjust the closing notes for each show, which helps all of my listeners unlock the news flexible Leader they already are.

I’m very rational when I read. There’s no point in getting overly emotional about things you can’t change.

In the past, I have been moved by articles about natural disasters and offered silent prayers for survivors. I am moved by the images of children that invoke the mother in me.

But lately, I’ve found myself crying while reading the stories. Not the tears in the corners of my eyes, nor the sweet memories of my now grown-up child, but the unbearable crying for children torn from their parents.

You see, I remember the old moment when the nurse moved my daughter from the pre-op room to surgery. There was a real chance she would die on the operating table. I was the last family member to be with her as she prepared for surgery, and it was hard to be there for her without her breaking down in front of her, but she needed my strength to support hers.

However, even in that difficult moment, I knew where she was. I knew the intentions of the doctors who were caring for her. And I knew that I knew That her parents and grandparents were all thinking about her. Yes, it was a difficult moment and time, but we all know where and why and can take comfort in the trust we placed in the surgical team.

So, when I read about children being taken from their parents to an unknown place with unknown intentions, all I can do is cry. My opinion on why this happens is less important than the larger fact that every child needs to know that they are safe under the guardianship of a parent.

today, sadness He visits me in new ways. All I can do is cry.