10/02/2024
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I’ve spent the vast majority of my life in but I consider (from to to to and the surrounding areas) my HOME with the Upstate of South Carolina and Eastern Tennessee, my AMAZING neighbors. I am TRULY blessed and LOVE my home and my neighbors.
Yes, things are bad in AND AROUND
BUT! is gone so now, we’ve ALREADY been through the worst of it!
Do you remember what is THE MOST IMPORTANT THING to do in case of an emergency?
Right now, we need to our and beyond and keep people . 😉
Make sure that people know that support and supplies are CONSTANTLY incoming and that this situation DOES SUCK… BUT! it IS getting and is going to continue to get better and easier day by day.
With that in mind, please try not to share anything about fatalities, negativity, or things that we in the area do not have any control over like estimates on roads being reopened or estimates on water, power, or other utilities being restored. If people want that information they can research it on their own.
We’re taking things one day at a time.
Each night, if we go to bed with the mindset of: we’ve survived today and every day up to today… then it’s easier to assume that we’ll survive tomorrow as well.
Right now it’s
There are SOOOO many amazingly POSITIVE things happening behind the scenes that the public is not fully aware of due to limited power and cell reception.
This is a lesson in and .
If you are reading this, you are better off than many others and there should not be ANY guilt around that fact unless you have already taken care of yourself (your family, and neighbors), able to help, and CHOOSING not to.
There are people that have been alone for days, with medical issues, and anxiety that have been having panic attacks because they are physically alone and listening to the news and there is such little hope on there. I’m certain that there are MANY out there in this AND WORSE situations.
It is our responsibility as neighbors (regardless of where you live) to comfort, reassure, and support each other and eventually worry about rebuilding… starting with our collective community of WNC, NOT just Asheville.
PLEASE be mindful that there ARE social media pages and news companies out there whose entire business model is fear based click bait as opposed to hope which is what we all need right now. ❤️
If it’s safe to do so, check on your family, friends, and neighbors and see if you can help.
A stranger is just a friend I haven’t met yet. 😉
If you don’t live in the areas affected, texts and phone calls are greatly appreciated and can positively shift a persons mental state instantly by feeling SEEN when they’re in a situation like this but again, there are cell service issues so please be patient. ❤️
If you can help, it is your duty and honor to help how, who, when, where, and with what you can.
Kirk Neumann and I have been out everyday from when we wake up until after curfew assisting how, when, where, who, and what we can. From water runs to generator installs to road clearing to runs to Home Depot for general supplies for neighbors to wellness checks on friends to just spending time with those who are going through all of this alone. These SMALL efforts make BIG differences.
I’m super proud of what we’ve accomplished this last week and I’m incredibly grateful, blessed, and honored to be able to help.
Huge shout out to The Home Depot and all the other local businesses like the team at Grovestone Rock Quarry and corporate businesses as well as all of the government agencies and departments assisting all those areas in need.
MOST IMPORTANTLY, A TREMENDOUS THANK YOU to ALL of the employees and government personnel who have left their homes, friends, families, pets, and neighbors to assist STRANGERS in this difficult time!
If you’ve ever met someone raised in the WNC and surrounding areas, you know that we’re stubborn, honest, loyal, hard headed, respectful, and kind.
That being said:
WE ARE going to get through this.
In order to express reverence and respect to ALL faiths, religions, and spiritual practices in our community and BEYOND, I extend my love to you and “I thank you all and thank all of you.”
Chris❤️
