Nashville.....

Nashville....my home for the first 30 years of my life...Wow, that's a long time.

I am feeling so horrible about the flooding that happened there yesterday. I am very very sad. I have family and friends there that have been devistated and displaced because of this. Areas of Nashville that I know well, now sit under 12 feet of water. My Grandparents home is one of those. They both died in the last 9 months and their home was still full of antiques, pictures, and many many memories. It is now ruined. All you can see is the roof of the home. We were fixing to go back up there yet again, to remove the precious things and put it on the market, now all is lost. We have tried to call people to check on their well being but the power and phones are out in a lot of areas. I just can not express my sadness at this time. Downtown Nashville, a very historical district is flooded. My brother reported yesterday that semi trucks are under water....and that traffic lights are now sitting just above the water level.....unbelieveable! My heart is just broken...Nashville was and always will be my home.

I am praying for the safety of many people at this time. Even people that had hurt me or have been unkind at times, I hope they are all well and alive.

With all that Mother Nature is dishing out around the world lately, I think is making a very loud statement to a lot of people. We are ruining are planet and it is now in revolt!! I have thought about this a lot lately....What can I do? How can I help? I am now starting to recycle everything I can. All the water bottles I go through are a big thing to recycle.

Living here in Florida, with the recent oil spill, I have volunteered my time to help care for the birds that need to be bathed and taken care of. I am just one person, and I have been lacking in my involvement for many years. I think when it hits home....literally, you tend to want to make a change.

Just like morbid obesity did to me. When it finally hit home that my health was rapidly declining, I needed to make a change and I did. I just wish I had not of waited to take care of my health and my planet til something drastic happened. But, that's what it took for me....

I am making positive changes in my life and the life of our planet. I am just one person, but maybe I can influence one other person somehow to make the changes before it "hits home"....

Sad but loving me and our planet!!!

Missing Nashville and praying for safety of everyone...

Meg