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\"werise\"<\/a>Support from a community is an amazing feeling, especially when you are the one in midst of coping with stress, grief, and sadness. In 1987 when a toddler, Baby Jessica, fell into a well, millions were glued to their television sets sending out prayers and support to the parents and the rescuers, but something has changed and instead of support, we have shaming. When three year old Madeline McCann went missing from her hotel room while her family was on holiday, instead of support, prayers and love, it was accusations and name calling at the stupidity of the parents for leaving her there.\u00a0Accidents happen. Some are stupid. Some are preventable, but nonetheless it comes down to horrible accidents that happen each and every day, and if we are lucky they don\u2019t happen to us.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n
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It\u2019s been a rough week for Orlando, Florida and many woke up yesterday morning hearing\u00a0about a\u00a0horrific accident at Disney World, I thought for sure I was mistaken. Disney? Disney is magic. Horrible things just don\u2019t happen at Disney, right? But they do and they did.\u00a0<\/span>During the movie night at a Disney\u00a0resort a\u00a02 year-old little boy, Lane Graves, was pulled into a lagoon by an alligator.\u00a0Although there are signs posted that say no swimming, the\u00a0boy waded into about a foot of water when an alligator snatched him close to shore. With horror, his parents and other spectators tried to save him unsuccessfully. Divers and search teams attempted a rescue, and several alligators were taken and killed to determine if they were in connection with the disappearance. Lane\u2019s body wasn\u2019t found until the next day. He likely drowned.<\/span>Social media went nuts with horrific comments about the parents and their stupidity for allowing their child to go by that water. And then there was an outpouring for justice for the alligators that were taken and euthanized. I had to turn the computer off to re-center myself after seeing so much blame, hate and shaming being spewed in the universe.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

What happened to community? To love and support? To prayers? When did we become a society that judged and shamed? A society that knows all the answers, as if they\u2019ve been in the same situation and has never made mistakes?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

We often beg for simpler times in this complex world that we live in, and yet we keep complicating it ourselves by offering constant opinions on everything. The same people asking that we end bullying are the same adding more fuel to the fire by judging.\u00a0As adults many have self-esteem and confidence issues, and it is no wonder. Plastic surgeons can fix imperfections, but not the heart or the the soul.<\/span><\/p>\n

When Lane\u2019s picture was posted I saw many backtrack their comments. Lane became a human being and not just a story. But he was the same person the entire time that shade was being thrown.<\/span><\/p>\n

I was taught that when you hear sirens you stop and say a prayer or a positive thought for the person and the first aid responders. I\u2019ve taught my children to do the same. When I hear about an awful situation, I try and stop and say a prayer or positive thought. I\u2019m human, though, and I\u2019m not perfect. I too wondered why the parents let their toddler wander into the water when there were signs, but then I realized that wondering doesn\u2019t bring that baby back into his parent\u2019s arms and they will forever wonder and they will forever grieve. They don\u2019t need judgement, they need community. They need our love. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

We\u2019ve all experienced heartbreak. We\u2019ve all made mistakes.\u00a0We have to start looking above all the hate and find kindness. Instead of wading in the mud and constantly fighting by spurring on more negative and feeding it over and over, we need to find our sense of community again. We can\u2019t have both love and hate on the same team.When you see the world with a broader vision, you realize that we are all connected, no one is alone and we are all full of infinite love and possibility.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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I believe in you!<\/span><\/p>\n

Believe,<\/span><\/p>\n

Kristy Robinett<\/span><\/p>\n

www.kristyrobinett.com<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Kristy Robinett<\/b>\u00a0(Livonia, MI) is a professional psychic medium. In addition to giving readings and teaching workshops, she uses her psychic skills to assist with police investigations. Kristy lectures across the country and has appeared on\u00a0Fox News<\/i>,\u00a0ABC News<\/i>, and\u00a0Coast to Coast<\/i>. She is also the author of\u00a0Ghosts of Southeast Michigan<\/a>,\u00a0Michigan\u2019s Haunted Legends and Lore<\/a>,\u00a0Higher Intuitions Oracle<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Messenger Between Worlds: True Stories from a Psychic Medium\u00a0<\/a>and\u00a0Forevermore: Guided in Spirit by Edgar Allan Poe (coming October 2014)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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Book your\u00a0Appointment\u00a0and\/or see Upcoming Events at\u00a0www.kristyrobinett.com<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Friend Kristy on Facebook<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0Follow on Twitter<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Read Kristy\u2019s Blog at \u2013\u00a0http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/ blogs\/ahappymedium<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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