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And so I think that we need to recognize that there are some people who are grieving, and then the question is, how do you help them to overcome that, or if they choose to overcome it?
And so I think that we need to recognize that there are some people who are grieving, and then the question is, how do you help them to overcome that, or if they choose to overcome it?
And I can talk about it from my perspective. I don't live that far from the site where it happened. I think my granddaughter, she was driving past it while it was occurring. Wow. But I think that what it does was sometimes...
And I can talk about it from my perspective. I don't live that far from the site where it happened. I think my granddaughter, she was driving past it while it was occurring. Wow. But I think that what it does was sometimes...
The lifelong experiences that you have gone through or those experiences that you have heard other people discuss or what you've read about can set it up for how you're going to respond when a trigger occurs. triggering event happens. And I think for a lot of folks, that was very much a triggering event that you could visually see.
The lifelong experiences that you have gone through or those experiences that you have heard other people discuss or what you've read about can set it up for how you're going to respond when a trigger occurs. triggering event happens. And I think for a lot of folks, that was very much a triggering event that you could visually see.
And a lot of times people with grief, they hear about it and that's how they respond. But when you can both hear about it and you can see about it, it does create a different kind of emotion. I think that's what happened with the George Floyd thing. And interesting enough, this is the thing.
And a lot of times people with grief, they hear about it and that's how they respond. But when you can both hear about it and you can see about it, it does create a different kind of emotion. I think that's what happened with the George Floyd thing. And interesting enough, this is the thing.
I just had this conversation this morning with this guy that was talking about this, is that when that event happened, it was a more universal community-wide expression. It wasn't just one group of people that were expressing grief and upsetness with this issue.
I just had this conversation this morning with this guy that was talking about this, is that when that event happened, it was a more universal community-wide expression. It wasn't just one group of people that were expressing grief and upsetness with this issue.
It was a whole bunch of folks, which is, and again, this is my own personal opinion, which is one of the reasons why we didn't see higher rates of deaths with the events because it was so universal. If it would have been one group of folk, I thought it would have been a whole lot of deaths.
It was a whole bunch of folks, which is, and again, this is my own personal opinion, which is one of the reasons why we didn't see higher rates of deaths with the events because it was so universal. If it would have been one group of folk, I thought it would have been a whole lot of deaths.
But I think that part of what we experience as human beings, sometimes there are triggering events that cause us to have grief or how to express our grief in a different kind of way. And so for a lot of folks, their grief was expressed through tearing up stuff, which I don't necessarily agree with, but it's how some people responded. Right. And I think
But I think that part of what we experience as human beings, sometimes there are triggering events that cause us to have grief or how to express our grief in a different kind of way. And so for a lot of folks, their grief was expressed through tearing up stuff, which I don't necessarily agree with, but it's how some people responded. Right. And I think
Yeah. So let me share this with you. And I think that health chatter is really meant to be politically open. You know, we we don't we don't do things. But I think a lot of people right now, you know, you talk about Minnesota, but I think a lot of people in this country right now are grieving the loss of the perception about who this country is. Exactly right about now.
Yeah. So let me share this with you. And I think that health chatter is really meant to be politically open. You know, we we don't we don't do things. But I think a lot of people right now, you know, you talk about Minnesota, but I think a lot of people in this country right now are grieving the loss of the perception about who this country is. Exactly right about now.
I mean, when you talk to people, there is a sense of. Like, I mean, for me, you know, I'm I'm a baby boomer. I never expected to see the country in the in the condition that it's in. Right. I mean, I honestly do grieve. I do grieve when I see when I see the you know, as you say, I see the various things that are happening, the way that people are responding to. news events, those kinds of things.
I mean, when you talk to people, there is a sense of. Like, I mean, for me, you know, I'm I'm a baby boomer. I never expected to see the country in the in the condition that it's in. Right. I mean, I honestly do grieve. I do grieve when I see when I see the you know, as you say, I see the various things that are happening, the way that people are responding to. news events, those kinds of things.