The Calm

I hear that in the centre of a tornado there is nothing but calmness. Things are still. Pshhhhh! Wonder who the heck found that out?!?!
Anyhow. I imagine its a false sense of calm obviously. Things around you flying around, being wiped around, thrown, destroyed. I imagine its hard to get a handle of the bigger picture around you. You may think you are ok but you dont feel it. Many things can hint at it - sense of anxiety, uneasiness, unhappiness.

Sometimes there are people in my life who are like pillars. They ground me. I know they bring a sense of real calm to me.  Make things clear again. When I feel everything is out of control and I lose my sense of self.
A dear friend does this for me today and  then he also tells me of his hero who he met today :Alvin Law. Apparently he was born with no hands yet can do anything. Married, a motivational speaker, can play awesome drums (my friend loves the drums).
I told him of mine. Not really my hero. But amazing non the less. I found her blog from someone elses. I saw links to earlier posts. She is gorgeous. Pretty creative, positive, picture perfect family, kind person..... so I decided to see the updated posts of the present time. I was shocked. Apparently she has survived a near fatal plane crash that has burned more than 80% of her body. And yet.... she carries on even more so! I cannot believe her strength.
Here is her blog.