2071

My military alerts ap informed me that we've reached 2071 deaths in Afghanistan today.  My heart already felt the heaviness of the number.  Zenning up gets difficult when news like this hits my in box and we are in the early days of a deployment.  I stop sleeping, but increase my meditation practice.  Zenning up is the only choice I have.  I can't change what my son has chosen to do.  So I shop for goodies, pack the box, mail the box, tell the postal worker about my son, and about his special someone, who is also getting a box.  Buy another military t-shirt to wear to yoga class. .......and worry, I  try to help a person or two along the way.    And worry..........................Repeat.