Things You 'Drop' When Homeless

You hit the streets, you've left things behind. Heirlooms, pictures, irreplaceables, wedding bands hawked for possibly two meals. Things can be replaced, but it doesn't take away the hurt at first.

Take a second to look around you and ask yourself a simple question:

You're told you must evacuate your home in 10 minutes. You've got four kids in tow, and your spouse is not with you. No car, no help, just you and the kids.

What do you get when you know you'll won't be back in the house again?

Don't think about it even! Those kids have to be out the door in ten minutes, and you just wasted 30 seconds...you've got just 9 minutes and 27 seconds now, and it gets shorter every second you waste thinking!

Don't worry, it's just an exercise. The real test?

You're homeless, on the streets, trying to get in a shelter. You're busy trying to get a place to sleep on the floor tonight for you and the kids. You manage to sit down somewhere, and it comes to your mind...

...other than what's in your bag and your kids backpacks, what you had just hours ago you will NEVER see again in your life. You might replace things later, but they won't be what you had.

It's all GONE!

Will you cry? What will you feel in the small space just behind and below your sturnum? How will you react when someone makes a comment you think stupid?

How long before you wig out?