Last weekend a man died in my front yard/ That is some current events that hits pretty close to home. As an individual event did not hit big news, but collectively, public shootings are happening with such frequency, the news doesn’t cover them all. It was shocking, upsetting, and a bit frightening. I cannot allow it to be consuming. My daughter and I must continue with our lives. That does not mean forget the incident entirely. That would be irresponsible. We must take precautions to ensure our safety. We lock our doors. We consider time of day when we chose whether to goo somewhere and such. With all these shocking events however big they are in the news, should be given our attention. We should do what we can ro improve things for ourselves and others. We move ahead with our lives the best we can. We should not dwell on the events in such a way which impairs the forward motion of lives, progress, safety,or hope. Yes, hope moves forward with us. When it stops, moves such events from tragic to catastrophic.