don’t be glum

It is hard not to be glum in my city right now. We all think horrific things won’t/can’t happen  close to home. This time it happened at a mall less than two miles from my home. My phone rang off the hook yesterday and I made other’s phones ring. (which I am quite bad at,calling people)” Are you okay? Where are you ? Come home, text me, call me, anything”To feel so relieved and so loved and so in love and so sad and confused. It was such a weird emotional day.Today my store’s primary goal was to be uplifting. We had a store birthday with vegan cupcakes, signs, decorations, and laughter. Hopefully our ‘good vibes’  rubbed off on our customers. I am never a cheerleader, I am pretty negative and cynical actually, and it felt nice to smile and laugh for once.I still do not fully accept the fact that I live in a place where there was a mall shooting. I doubt I will ever see the inside of that mall again.