Impotence also hurts...

I have that feeling of not knowing, where to start?... Anxiety is faced, one day at a time...

While there are people with a building on top and families looking for their own, some appear doing shows, putting on shows, as if this were a movie. I see them and they make me feel really embarrasse.

So do yourself a favor and don't fall for that movie. Pay attention to what really matters right now.Don't give away your anger, your time, or your eyesight to people who are specifically designed to steal your energy.

We have to save our full energy for what does matter, to help in whatever way we can, take care of our own, support ourselves among all Venezuelans who are broken in the face of this tragedy.

When everything changes, when everything hits us, the news and uncertainty weigh, it's not about having all the answers, it's just about holding on to what we can hold today, even if we feel we can't handle it, and when we have to be stronger than usual, to protect our emotions.

In addition, the day after the earthquake hugs are also needed, in these moments when words are not enough, really when a community is going through days of uncertainty, losses, fatigue or fear due to silence, our mind is filled with questions, our heart is left waiting for news, answers, and signs of calm.

These are moments of crying, being sensitive, even of feeling guilt, anger or anguish, we are not exaggerating, we are living something that hurts, we do not have to be strong all the time.

In this tragedy, I lost a very close family (2 maternal uncles, with their families) in Caracas, the capital of my country Venezuela.
Sometimes these losses we do not understand them at the moment they occur, but later because we first try to solve, and ask for our own family nucleus, then look for a sign, light, water, information or some certainty about,... And now...! What's going to happen, now?... To be resilient is not to feel no pain, it is to remember that inside each of us there is a force greater than the force we are living.

Calling for calm is not saying to the other: “Shut up." It is to say to him: "Let me listen to you, I am here with you." Promoting a little faith does not mean denying reality or assuring that everything will be fine. It means offering a space so that the person can regain some coherence, get out of panic and make decisions with greater responsibility.

No situation is linear, this is also going to happen.

Strength does not always come before helping, it is born while helping, we have to keep going, always keep going but always helping. May these days, remind us of the importance of embracing each other with more patience, more empathy, more humanity

Janitze 🦋