Thanks for posting, Sarah. So glad you are ok. I heard the news on drive home and immediately thought of you all.

I read this at work and was itching to reply. I hope you are both feeling a bit less shaken up now, Sarah, Patience, and Ana, and I'm glad you're all accounted for. I'm still appalled by the reasoning behind this incident.

I'm still rather traumatized by 9/11 (much bigger scale, I know, not to diminish the present attack), and often think about how vulnerable I am taking the train, subway, and hanging around Penn Station each day. I have become much more conscious of how fragile life is since then.

My goodness girls. I am so glad you are safe. What a terrible and bizarre thing to happen. How shocking for this to be just down the road from you. I hadn't heard about this - I wonder if it will make the new is Aus.
I will be praying that they find that last missing person, and for the injured people

So glad to hear you are all safe and sound at home. So tragic.

Great post, Ana. After the initial shock and fear, I too felt a lot of anger.
I realize he had some deep troubles, and I'm sorry for that, but I too am so frustrated that he would intend to take others down with him. It's not fair.
But I am much better today, after a quiet evening at home with my husband and furbabies. I don't want to have a morbid outlook on life, but it was a reminder to cherish it even more.
Thank you for your kind thoughts. And again, I'm soooo glad that Ana and Patience are safe, too.

I am so glad to hear that everyone is ok though obviously shaken. These kinds of things are not so subtle reminders about how vulnerable we can be in places we think are safe and that can really take its toll. But it can also be a wake-up call about how precious life is and I think that's the route you all have taken, which I think is great. I'm sending hugs.

Sarah, I immediately thought of you and Ana and Patience when I heard. I'm so glad you are alright!

And yes, it reminds us how vulnerable we are and how we need to make the most of every single day.

I don't understand wanting to take others out with him. Can anyone enlighten us on this mental illness?

Thank goodness you're all safe, Sarah, Ana & Patience...

Thank goodness you're all safe, Sarah, Ana & Patience...

wow, i'm so thankful you three ladies are safe and sound. are you feeling a little better now, or still pretty shaken-up? maya is right, life is very fleeting and vulnerable...