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Why aren’t I panic, they ask [1]

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Date: 2025-04-06

I’ve survived hurricanes, earthquakes, being shot at, car accidents, death threats, lock downs, shutdowns, riots, coups d’etats, 2 rapes (one by 3 men) and life in general.

I’ve survived on bread soup for weeks, slept in a parking lot for 2 months, my heart has stopped on operating tables, I’ve had hepatitis, post-eclampsia, mystery illness, diabetes, high blood pressure, heart arrhythmia, my kid almost died and I’ve received death threats.

I fled Haiti with barely the clothes on my back and my kid, you may think wow that’s a lot, I know people that have gone through much more than I.

I have no more panic left in me.

What I’ve learned is not to borrow troubles from the future. The reason a whole lot of you are panicking, and this is not a criticism, is that you’ve never had real ordeals to deal with. Look around you, most of the folks “not panicked” are those that have faced hardships before, they know it won’t be easy but they also know how to get through stuff.

Make a list of things you can’t live without, or not afford to pay, search for cheaper options on food and other stuff you need, you can survive without new clothes, shoes and purses, when you can buy in bulk, eschew brand names get generic, if you’re in a better position help someone less fortunate, in your neighborhood or workplace.

Hunker down but keep fighting and keep living.

#ThePoet

Muriel Vieux – April 6th, 2025, ©All rights reserved

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