This has nothing to do with weight loss, but is important for me to say...

I have been thinking about the reactions to the Boston Marathon bombing. Thanks to social networking, everyone has an opinion, some to the extreme at one end and others to the other extreme. Some in the middle. I don't think it's fair to knock how anyone reacts to people dying. Especially a blatant attack in a city on US soil.

I don't think anyone can honestly say they don't care about innocents dying overseas. Okay, maybe there are people who don't, but I feel like the general population is saddened and horrified by it, but I kind of feel like people feel helpless... They want to help but there is so much happening in our own country, it's hard to stretch our compassion to people so far away. I know that may seem cold, but we have busy lives, busy stressful and sometimes filled with tragedy, lives. We grew up in relative comfort and safety until 9/11 (honestly for me it was Columbine) and now we wait for what's next. But does that mean we shouldn't have concern for our fellow Americans? I think when we get to the point where we don't care, then we become just as souless as the people who carry out these attacks.

I am concerned about people becoming apathetic. I am concerned that my kids will be raised to feel like this is life. To not trust anybody. I'm not saying they shouldn't question the government and always seek the truth, but that regardless of the incident, there should always be compassion and concern for our fellow Americans.

Because if we don't have that, what's left? A shell of hatred and distrust. Yes, people die every day all over the world. It is awful and sucks, but our hearts can only take so much.

The important part about this I think for people who react so strongly is that they feel that it could have been them or their kid or family or friend. The sense of comfort we felt growing up is constantly tested, and as long as we can feel concern and compassion for those affected, we continue to be human.

So don't be afraid to say what you need to say. Don't be afraid to tell people this is scary. Or that this happens every day elsewhere, or that you even feel it's some sort of conspiracy. But allow others who don't feel the same to grieve. To be scared and to show compassion. That's all.